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IF IT'S A NICE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING AT THIS
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TIME, WE'LL HAVE THE ROLL CALL MR. HOLDEN CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON HERE BY CHAIRMAN GRILL IS ABSENT.COMMISSIONER COLLINS LEWIS HERE, COMMISSIONER ISLANDER HERE, COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE HERE, COMMISSIONER HILL RIGHT HERE AND COMMISSIONER STERLING.
THANK YOU, MR. HOLDEN, AT THIS
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TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE SEPTEMBER 21ST MEETING SOME MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CARLOS LEWIS SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HILL? OR ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVING THE SAYING NONE OF THESE ITEMS HAVE NOW BEEN APPROVED AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM RECEIVING AND TAKING ACTION ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR SEARCH COMMITTEE NOTICES HERE BY GIVEN THAT THE POSSIBILITY EXISTS THAT THE COMMISSION MAY ELECT TO GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS AT THIS TIME, I'M GOING TO ASK THAT THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SELECTION COMMITTEE COME UP TO MAKE THEIR PRESENTATION MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION ON NAME IS ERIC PIAZZA.
UM, ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR SELECTION COMMITTEE, AS YOU KNOW, THIS COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED BACK IN JUNE, THERE WERE SEVEN MEMBERS THAT YOU ESTABLISHED, UM, RALSTON, WASHINGTON AND CLIFF BROWN CLIMATE COMMISSIONER SAT ON THE COMMITTEE, KELVIN HILL REPRESENTS THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
AND IT'S ALSO A PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER.
DONNA COLLINS LEWIS FROM THE METRO METRO COUNCIL AND ALSO PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER, JERRY CHAUVIN WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT ED LUKEY WITH THE FEDERATION OF CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AND MYSELF ON BEHALF OF THE GROWTH COALITION.
THIS COMMITTEE BEGAN MEETING IN JULY.
WE ESTABLISHED THE JOB DESCRIPTION, THE DIFFERENT QUALIFICATIONS THAT WE WERE SEEKING, AND ALSO THE ADVERTISING CRITERIA FOR THE DIRECTOR POSITION.
THAT POSITION WAS ADVERTISED ON BOTH THE LOCAL REGIONAL AND NATIONAL LEVEL FOUR 30 DAY PERIOD ENDING IN AUGUST ON AUGUST 15TH, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 15TH, WE ULTIMATELY RECEIVED 27 DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS.
THOSE APPLICATIONS WERE THEN RANKED BY THE COMMITTEE AND BROUGHT DOWN INTO A SMALLER GROUP, WHICH WE THEN MET AND DISCUSSED.
AGAIN, WE ULTIMATELY INTERVIEWED THREE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES FOR THE POSITION.
ALL OF THESE MEETINGS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
THERE WERE SOME MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC THAT DID IN FACT ATTEND, BUT ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS WERE, WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT WE COULD HAVE PUBLIC INPUT AND MAKE SURE ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS WERE IN FACT INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS.
UM, THE COMMITTEE ULTIMATELY UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS RYAN HOLCOMB IS THE PERMANENT DIRECTOR FOR THIS POSITION.
UM, THAT THAT RECOMMENDATION COMES FROM THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE.
WE THINK THE MR. HOLCOMB IS THE MOST QUALIFIED CANDIDATE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS.
UM, BUT THIS PROCESS WAS IN FACT THOROUGH.
IT WAS, IT WAS VETTED THROUGH ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND WE FEEL VERY CONFIDENT IN OUR DECISIONS THAT WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU AT THIS TIME.
I'D LIKE TO TURN IT OVER TO ATLA GUCCHI WHO IS ANOTHER COMMITTEE MEMBER.
UM, AND IT'S GOING TO PRESENT SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO YOU AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS.
AS ERIC OUTLINED, THE MECHANICS OF THIS SELECTION EXERCISE, I WOULD LIKE TO FOCUS ON THE OVERALL DYNAMICS.
THE APPROACH UTILIZED DURING THIS YEAR SEARCH PROCESS WAS DIFFERENT THAN THAT IN PREVIOUS ONES AND THAT SEVERAL ADDITIONAL KEY STAKEHOLDERS, NAMELY THE GROWTH COALITION AND THE FEDERATION OF GREATER BATON ROUGE, CIVIC ASSOCIATIONS AT A SEAT AT THE TABLE, NOT JUST AN OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENTS, THIS FACILITATED THE INCLUSION OF PERSPECTIVES FROM THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY AND THAT OF THE HOMEOWNERS TO BE INCORPORATED INTO THE FINAL ROLE DESCRIPTION, THE SELECTION CRITERIA, THE INTERVIEW VETTING PROCESS, AND ULTIMATELY THE RECOMMENDATION HE TENANTS OF OUR DELIVERABLES WERE TO RECOMMEND A CANDIDATE THAT NOT ONLY HAD EXEMPLARY PLANNING AND SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES, A BUSINESS ACUMEN AND LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES, BUT WOULD BRING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY AND THAT DESIRED CULTURE
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TO THE OFFICE.WE FELT THAT IMPORTANT THAT THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WOULD BE AN EFFECTIVE, WOULD BE EFFECTIVE AT DEALING WITH INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS, BALANCING A LONGTERM STRATEGIC VISION WITH THE STORE TERM DECISION MAKING AND REALIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF INSENSITIVE TO MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS AND THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS AND CONCERNS.
THAT'S THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTERVIEWS, AS ERIC MENTIONED, THE ENTIRE COMMITTEE SHARED THEIR INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS OF EACH CANDIDATE AND UNANIMOUSLY AGREED ON THE RANK ORDER AND THE BEST FIT FOR THE FUTURE PLANNING DIRECTOR FOR EAST BATON ROUGE.
HE WOULD LIKE TO ONCE AGAIN, THANK THE MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ALLOWING THE GROWTH COALITION AND THE FEDERATION TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS IMPORTANT STAFFING DECISION.
AND THANK YOU, ERIC, FOR THOSE, FOR THOSE PRESENTATIONS.
I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, UH, IN PREVIOUS YEARS, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, WE HAVE NOT HAD THE INVOLVEMENT OF BOTH THE GROWTH COALITION AND THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION, CERTAINLY NOT THIS HEAVILY INVOLVED IN THE SELECTION OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR AND TO HAVE BOTH OF THOSE ENTITIES INVOLVED AND A UNANIMOUS IN THEIR THINKING, EVEN WITH THEIR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON CERTAIN ASPECTS.
I THINK AS A, I THINK AS A MAJOR, UH, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT, THAT WAS GREAT, THAT CAME OUT OF THIS.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SEEING NONE A THAT MOTIONS APPROVED? CONGRATULATIONS, RYAN, DO YOU WANNA SHARE A FEW WORDS, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION IT'S PROVEN TO BE MORE CHALLENGING, BUT HAS WORKED HARD TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING PITCHER BR REVIEWING LAND DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS AND MAINTAINING A HIGH LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS KNOWN FOR.
I WANT TO THANK MY STAFF FOR PULLING TOGETHER AS A TEAM TO ACCOMPLISH MANY OF THESE GOALS UNDER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES.
I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU, THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
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COMMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL READ IT.AND THE RULES FOR CONDUCTING PUBLIC AREAS, THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH, 2020 WILL BE HELD VERY BE A VIDEO CONFERENCE AND AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON VR LA.GOV ON METRO 21.
AND ON THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, A FACEBOOK PAGE VIA FACEBOOK LIVE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAY SUBMIT PUBLIC COMMENT ON AN AGENDA ITEM BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO PLANNING@BRLADOTGOVSUBMITTEDVIATHEONLINEFORMATBRLA.GOV SLASH PC, OR BY LEAVING A MESSAGE AT (225) 389-3144 COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES WHEN READ ALOUD.
THOSE, UH, THOSE COMMENTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN 4:00 PM.
IN ADDITION, PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE ACCEPTED IN PERSON AT THE RIVER SEINE RIVER CENTER BRANCH LIBRARY.
THE FOURTH FLOOR LOCATED AT TWO 50 NORTH BOULEVARD.
ALL PUBLIC COMMENTS WILL BE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND ACKNOWLEDGED DURING THE MEETING APPLICANT AND APPLICANT REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE PROPOSAL WILL, WILL SPEAK FIRST FOR A PERIOD, NOT TO EXCEED 15 MINUTES.
THOSE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC DESIRE TO SPEAK ON A PARTICULAR ITEM SHOULD REFER TO A MEETING AGENDA AND FILL OUT A REQUEST TO SPEAK FORM.
ONCE THE ITEM IS ANNOUNCED, EACH PERSON'S NAME WHO HAS FILLED OUT A FORM WILL BE CALLED ON TO SPEAK.
THEN THE OPPONENTS, EACH SPEAKER WILL NOT BE ALLOWED MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.
THE SPEAKERS ARE REQUESTED TO LIMIT THEIR REMARKS AND TO AVOID DUPLICATION IN THEIR PRESENTATIONS.
APPLICANTS WILL BE ALLOWED A TOTAL PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES FOR REBUTTAL COMMISSIONERS.
GIVEN THE CURRENT COVID-19 EMERGENCY.
I HEAR BY MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE RULES AS SET FORTH AS ABOVE.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER, UNDER ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NONE.
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ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.MR. MORIN, THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS FOR WITHDRAWAL ITEM NUMBER 19 CUP SIX DASH 21 TWO NINE NINE ONE HIGHLAND ROAD, EXISTING BUILDING TO BE USED AS A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROAD IN WEST OF SIEGEN LANE, WITHDRAWN BY THE APPLICANT ON SEPTEMBER THE 23RD ITEMS FOR DEFERRAL ITEM NUMBER THREE, PA 1721 FIVE FOUR SIX FIVE PEERS ROAD, NORTH SIDE APPEARS ROAD WEST OF LIBERTY ROAD TO AMEND THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND
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USE PLAN FROM AGRICULTURAL RURAL TO COMMERCIAL ITEM.NUMBER FOUR, CASE 44 21 FIVE FOUR SIX FIVE PIERS ROAD ON THE NORTH SIDE APPEARS ROAD WEST OF LIBERTY ROAD REQUESTED ZONING FROM RURAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL ONE
RESIDENTIAL USES ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROAD, WEST OF KENILWORTH PARKWAY AND SOUTH OF MENLO DRIVE DEFERRED TO NOVEMBER THE 16 BY COUNCIL MEMBER ROCCA CONSENT ITEMS FOR APPROVAL ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, CASE 45 21 TWO SIX THREE THREE THROUGH ONE, TWO SIX 43 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY TO REZONE FROM RURAL TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL ONE H ONE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF JEFFERSON HIGHWAY WEST OF STONEBERG LANE.
ITEM NUMBER 10 TAKES 48, 2,500 THROUGH 605 20 SOUTH 17TH STREET TO REZONE FROM LIMITED RESIDENTIAL, A 3.1 TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IN C ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH 17TH STREET, SOUTH OF GOVERNMENT STREET, ITEM NUMBER 11, CASE 49, 2064 63 MOSS SIDE LANE TO REZONE FROM LIGHT COMMERCIAL ONE LLC, ONE TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE RESTAURANT, C A B ONE ON PROPERTY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF MOSS LANE, SOUTH OF QUAIL DRIVE ITEM NUMBER 12, CHASE 50 21 FIVE TWO NINE FIVE GEORGE O'NEILL ROAD TO REZONE FROM RURAL TO LIGHT COMMERCIAL ONE
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IN ITEM 23 S P FIVE DASH 20 LIPSEY'S WAREHOUSE ADDITION PROPOSED ADDITION TO AN EXISTING COMMERCIAL WAREHOUSE LOCATED NORTH OF RIGA ROAD IN EAST OF EXCHEQUER DRIVE PLANNING, COMMISSION STAFF, CERTIFIES THAT ALL OF THESE ITEMS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND THE UDC.THANK YOU, GILL EMISSION MEMBERS.
YOU'VE HEARD ALL THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT WILL BE TAKEN WITH ONE VOTE.
ARE THERE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION WHO HAVE AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT ON THE CONSENT THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED TO BE HEARD OF AS PART OF THE REGULAR AGENDA? DO WE HAVE ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESIDENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEMS THAT ARE ON THEIR CONSENT AGENDA ON THE THANK YOU SAYING NONE.
IS THERE A MOTION MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LOUIS? I THINK I HEARD COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS, SAY NONE OF THOSE ITEMS HAVE BEEN APPROVED.
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.
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WE BEGAN WITH ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CASE 43 21 ONE NINE ONE FOUR CORE BOULEVARD.HE'S 43, 2011 NINE ONE FOUR CORSI BOULEVARD.
PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE.
OF COURSE HE BOULEVARD AND EAST OF PARKSIDE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT EIGHT.
AMOROSO THE APPLICANT IS NATASHA BUKARI.
THE FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS MIXED.
USE THE EXISTING ZONING AS A RURAL.
THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FOR COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE C A B TWO AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL ONE LC ONE FOR PROPOSED BAR STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.
BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS, CASE 43, 2011 NINE ONE FOUR COURSE HE BOULEVARD AGAIN.
STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? IF SO, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THE AFRICAN IS HERE, WHICH TO SPEAK.
HI, MY NAME IS NATASHA BAKARI.
MY ADDRESS IS ONE SEVEN TWO FOUR SEVEN JOSEPH SAFARIA ROAD, ARIANA LOUISIANA.
UM, THE VINEYARD IS THE NAME OF THE BUSINESS ON ONE, ONE NINE ONE FOUR CORSI BOULEVARD.
THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN OPERATING AS A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR THE LAST 40 TO 50 YEARS, AND IT HAS BEEN IN MY POSSESSION FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR MY OWN LICENSE IN ORDER TO DO THAT.
I NEED TO REZONE IT FROM RURAL TO COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.
WE WILL NOT CHANGE ANY EXISTING LAND USE PATTERNS.
THE STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS CRITERIA FOR CHANGE ZONING, BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLES SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.
MANY SURROUNDING MANY SURROUNDING AREAS ARE ZONED FOR COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, AS WELL AS NEIGHBORHOOD ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE, INCLUDING RIGHT NEXT DOOR.
UM, WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR PERMISSION TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY COMMERCIAL AS IT HAS ALREADY BEEN OPERATING AS ONE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
WE HAVE 56 COMMENTS AND SUPPORT.
THERE'LL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND AN ADDITIONAL 91 COMMENTS AND SUPPORT THAT STATED THEY WISHED NOT TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM.
I'LL READ IN THOSE COMMENTS AT THIS TIME.
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RANSON.IT, IT SIMPLY SAYS REOPEN THE VINEYARD, PLEASE.
THE NEXT IS FROM AMANDA ARCHER.
I LOVE THIS PLACE AND THE LADY THAT OWNS IT AS A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE, PLEASE REZONE THEM SO THEY CAN OPEN BACK UP.
THE NEXT IS FROM HANNAH FEENEY.
THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN IN MY FAMILY FOR ALMOST TWO DECADES.
WE HAVE PUT OUR BLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS INTO THIS PLACE.
IT HAS BEEN PASSED FROM MY MOTHER TO MY SISTER WHO HAS BEEN RUNNING IT FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
THIS PLACE IS A STAPLE IN THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING SUPPORT FOR ITS PATRONS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
SO FAR AS TO HOST COMMUNITY EVENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY NEED COMMUNITY'S NEEDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO SADIE TIBIDEAU SEARCH WITH THE HELP OF THE CAJUN NAVY SUPPORTING AND DONATING THE MONEY RAISED FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE AND FUNERAL EXPENSES, RAISING MONEY.
AND DURING THE 2016 FLOOD TO HELP PEOPLE IN THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOODS, ET CETERA.
THIS IS A BUSINESS OWNED BY A MINORITY SINGLE WOMAN WHO HAS DEDICATED HER LIFE TO OUR BUSINESS AND HER COMMUNITY.
IT HAS BEEN RUNNING AS A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS FOR THE LAST 50 YEARS, AND IT IS ON A DOMINANT COMMERCIAL HIGHWAY COURSE, THE BOULEVARD NEIGHBOR BY OTHER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ESTABLISH FROM BRIAN FLETCHER.
I DO NOT WISH TO SPEAK AT THE MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT BECAUSE I WILL BE WORKING.
HOWEVER, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS BUSINESS AS WELL AS ANY BUSINESS CONDUCTED LEGALLY TO FLOURISH WITHOUT INTERFERENCE FROM WHAT LIKELY BEGAN AS ONLY A FEW COMPLAINTS, WHICH IS WHY I'M EVEN TAKING THE TIME TO SUBMIT THIS BECAUSE FAIRNESS AND EQUALITY OR WHAT THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR COUNTRY HAVE BEEN BUILT UPON.
AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS BUSINESS IS OWNED BY A MOTHER AND HER DAUGHTER, AND IT HAS BEEN OWNED AND RUN BY THE MOTHER FOR OVER 15 YEARS.
ADDITIONALLY, I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THESE WOMEN ARE BOTH BOTH OF HISPANIC HERITAGE AND IT IS QUITE IMPRESSIVE FOR ANYONE TO OWN OR RUN A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS ANYWHERE BECAUSE MANY, IF NOT MOST FAIL FOR ONE REASON OR ANOTHER, THEREFORE CREATING THIS BUSINESS TO FAIL BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN REZONED FOR NO ALCOHOL SALES.
FOR SOME REASON, AFTER OVER 40 YEARS THAT THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN OPEN IS COMPLETELY COUNTERPRODUCTIVE FROM WHAT OUR COMMUNITY'S GOALS ARE OR SHOULD BE, WHICH IS TO HAVE BUSINESS THRIVE AND HAVE MORE FEMALE AND MORE MINORITY BUSINESS OWNERS RUN SUCCESSFUL BUSINESSES.
THE OWNER SHOWED HER DAUGHTER WHAT IT TAKES TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE AND RAISE A FAMILY AS A SINGLE MOTHER.
AND NOW TO JUST TAKE IT AWAY FROM HER DAUGHTER AFTER IT HAS BEEN IN HER FAMILY FOR SO MANY YEARS IS INCREDULOUS TO ME.
AND I TRULY HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW THIS FAMILY TO CONTINUE BEING ENTREPRENEURS RATHER THAN DISCOURAGE THEM AND FUTURE GENERATIONS IN THEIR, FROM WILLIAM DOWNS.
JIM BLAND SAID SHOULD BE AN HISTORIC LANDMARK.
ADAMS, HOW DO WE GO LOCAL? IF THERE AREN'T ANY LOCAL BAR, CHRISTOPHER HORNER APPROVAL OF THEIR REQUESTS, ALI FINI, I BELIEVE SHE SHOULD GET THE REZONING.
THIS PROPERTY BUILT AS BAR MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
PLEASE HELP THIS LADY TO HAVE HER BUSINESS BACK.
THANK YOU FROM JORDAN APPROVED A SAUNA BALWYN REZONED.
JUST WANT TO VOICE MY OPINION.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY LOST THE ORIGINAL ZONING.
THE PLACE HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS.
TRAVIS HARRIS APPROVED RE SIGNING TO REOPEN THE VINEYARD.
I LIVE IN BATON ROUGE FOR YEARS AND ENJOYED THE PLACE AND PEOPLE AND MISS IT.
WHEN I RETURNED TO VISIT CHRIS, AS MINGER APPROVED TRAVERS IN FAVOR OF REZONING, WIRELESS COLLINS, I FULLY SUPPORT THE REOPEN MICHAEL GALLOWAY.
I FULLY SUPPORT THIS REZONING.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS FEMALE OWNED BUSINESS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO THRIVE AND PROSPER.
AFTER 15 YEARS OF FAMILY, FEMALE OWNERSHIP, WHICH HAS SUPPORTED THE ORIGINAL OWNERS, DAUGHTERS, AND GRANDDAUGHTER FOR YEARS TO HAVE A REZONING HAPPEN.
AFTER OVER 15 YEARS, STOPPING THE SALE OF ALCOHOL IS COMPLETELY UNFAIR TO THESE HARDWORKING WOMEN WHO ONLY WORK HARD AND HAVE FOLLOWED THEIR DREAMS OF MAKING A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN FROM PAGE HORRIBLE.
I SUPPORT THIS MOTION FOR REZONING, THE VINEYARD TO ONCE AGAIN, BE ALLOWED TO SELL ALCOHOL.
I BELIEVE THERE ARE TOO FEW WOMEN OWNED BUSINESS SINCE, AND ESPECIALLY BARS THAT SEEMED TO BE DOMINATED BY MALE OWNERSHIP.
I HOPE YOU WILL ALLOW THESE WOMEN TO CONTINUE THEIR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND WE'LL ONCE AGAIN, ZONE THE VINEYARD TO BE ALLOWED TO SELL ALCOHOL ON THEIR PREMISES FROM REBECCA
I HARDLY SUPPORT THE REZONING OF THE VENDORS, NATASHA BAKARI.
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TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE VENUE.I HAVE KNOWN THE FORMER OWNER AND CURRENT OWNER FOR OVER A DECADE.
AND BOTH WOMEN ARE HARD WORKERS AND TRY THEIR HARDEST TO MAKE IT IN A TOUGH BUSINESS.
IT IS A SHAME TO SEE THAT PEOPLE WANT THEM TO HAVE TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS AFTER ALL OF THEIR TIME AND HARD WORK AND SACRIFICE TO MAKE THIS A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS THAT HAS BEEN HANDED DOWN ALREADY FROM ONE GENERATION OF FEMALE OWNERSHIP TO ANOTHER.
THERE ARE FAR TOO FEW OPPORTUNITIES OR INVESTMENT MONEY AVAILABLE FOR MINORITY FEMALES, SUCH AS THESE FORMER AND CURRENT OWNERS OF THE VINEYARD.
I HOPE AND PRAY THAT THIS UNJUST SITUATION OF REZONING IS CORRECTED BY THE MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT.
I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AS MY FIANCE HAS PLANS WITH HER FAMILY.
AND I'LL BE WATCHING OUR YOUNG DAUGHTER WHILE THE MEETING IS ONGOING, OR I WOULD BE THERE FOR SURE SHOWING SUPPORT.
AND I WOULD ALSO SPEAK IN REQUESTED IF I COULD ATTEND.
IF I'M ABLE TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS FOR SOMEONE TO WATCH OUR DAUGHTER TOMORROW EVENING, THEN I WOULD DEFINITELY SHOW UP THE STREET FROM CODY SMITH.
THIS BUSINESS HAS BEEN OWNED BY FEMALES FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS AND PASSED DOWN FROM MOTHER TO DAUGHTER SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
I WAS WONDERING WHY THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAD CLOSED.
AND I JUST HEARD ABOUT THE ZONING ISSUE.
I DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK AT THE MEETING.
HOWEVER, I FULLY SUPPORT THE REZONING TO ONCE AGAIN, ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES AT THE VINEYARD FROM WALTER CURTIS.
I PERSONALLY APPROVED THE REZONING TO ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES.
THE REASON I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS REZONING IS BECAUSE THIS IS A SINGLE MINORITY MOTHER'S OWN BUSINESS, AND THERE ARE FAR TOO FEW FEMALE OWNED AND MINORITY OWNED BUSINESSES IN BATON ROUGE.
THE CURRENT OWNER INHERITED THE BUSINESS, OUR OWN SINGLE MINORITY MOTHER, AND NEARLY TWO DECADES OF HARD WORK AND DREAMS HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS BUSINESS TO ALLOW IT TO BE TAKEN AWAY FROM THEM DUE TO BEING REZONED AND NO LONGER ALLOWING ALCOHOL SALES.
I DO WISH TO SPEAK AT THE MEETINGS TO DETERMINE THE FATE OF THESE FEMALE BUSINESS OWNERS.
HOWEVER, UNFORTUNATELY, WE'LL BE OUT OF TOWN VISITING FAMILY ON MONDAY, OCTOBER, 2019 WHEN THE MEETING IS BEING HELD.
SO I HOPE MY COMMENTS WILL BE SEEN BY ENOUGH OF THE VOTERS AND DECISION MAKERS TO ALLOW THIS FAMILY TO CONTINUE TO BE PRODUCTIVE BUSINESS OWNERS AND TAXPAYERS IN BATON ROUGE.
THANK YOU, JADE BRADY I'M IN FAVOR OF REZONING, ONLY PLACE LIKE IT ON THAT SIDE OF TOWN.
SAMANTHA JET APPROVE OF REZONINGS JOHN WILBURN APPROVE FROM DALE SMITH.
I'VE BEEN GOING TO THE VINEYARD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
AND THE FRIENDS I MET THERE AND THE WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERE, PLEASE REZONE THE VINEYARD TO ALLOW THEM TO OPEN AND SELL ALCOHOL AGAIN AND KEEP A LIFELONG TRADITION ALIVE.
AT THIS TIME I ASKED MR. MIRANDA READ THE REMAINDER OF THE COMMENTS FROM DAVID GRAHAM.
THE VINEYARD HAS BEEN A STAPLE IN THE BATON ROUGE MUSIC AND BAR SCENE.
FOR YEARS, THEY DESERVE TO HAVE THIS.
ALEXIS COOK VINEYARD TO REOPEN FROM GRAHAM HUNT.
THE VINEYARD IS A GREAT PLACE OWNED BY A GREAT PERSON.
CHELSEA LANDRY IN FAVOR OF THE VENDOR VINEYARD BEING REZONED TO ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES LAUREN ASHLEY, THE BLONDE APPROVE BO JAMISON APPROVE THE REZONING.
DAVID MOORE IN FAVOR OF THE VINEYARD BEING REFINED TO REOPEN JACOB, DENISE, I APPROVED MARY WOOD HAM REOPEN THE VINEYARD, BRAD GAUTREAUX.
THE VINEYARD IS A STAPLE ON CORSI, JASON BALDWIN.
I APPROVE KENNETH M HORRIBLE REZONING SHOULD BE APPROVED BECAUSE THE BLAKE, THE PLACE HAS BEEN SELLING ALCOHOL SINCE 1975, 1979 THAT I KNOW OF.
I NEED TO SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS.
CARMEN CONTRARAS THE VINEYARD IS A GREAT PLACE FOR EVERYONE TO HANG OUT AND HAVE A GREAT TIME TOGETHER.
WHEN YOU WERE THERE, YOU TRULY FEEL LIKE PART OF THE FAMILY.
EVERYONE JUST WANTS TO HAVE FUN AND RELAX WITH EACH OTHER.
I APPROVED CINNAMON BARKLEY APPROVE THE REZONING OF THE VENUE.
I AM IN SUPPORT OF THE VINEYARD BEING ALLOWED TO REOPEN AND RESUME ALCOHOL SALES, CHELSEA ROME.
I APPROVE THE REZONING OF THE VINEYARD.
I APPROVE THE OWNERS ARE WONDERFUL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.
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CLIFFORD B STEPHENS.I APPROVE THE REZONING OF THE VINEYARD TO ALLOW ALCOHOL SALES, JORDAN BIRD.
I APPROVE ROBERT MERCA DARROW.
THIS PLACE WAS A LIFELINE FOR LOCAL MUSICIANS.
WE NEED TO GET BACK TO WORK TO OUR JOBS ARE IMPORTANT TO PLEASE LET US WORK.
JOHNNY DOLLAR, ONE OF MY FAVORITE BARS OF MY LIFE, SHELBY CRAWFORD, I BELIEVE STRONGLY THE VINEYARD SHOULD BE REZONED TO SELL ALCOHOL ONCE AGAIN, AND I AM UNCERTAIN WHY IT WOULD HAVE EVER BEEN REZONED TO NOT SELL ALCOHOL.
SINCE I BELIEVE THE ESTABLISHMENT HAS BEEN AT THAT LOCATION OVER 40 YEARS, I'VE GONE THERE WITH MY PARENTS AND MY HUSBAND AND MANY FRIENDS OVER THE YEARS.
AND THE FACT THAT IT IS A FEMALE MINORITY OWNED BUSINESS MAKES IT UNIQUE IN BATON ROUGE ALONE.
I DO NOT KNOW THE OWNER WELL, BUT I'VE MET HER SEVERAL TIMES AND HER MOTHER GAVE HER THE BUSINESS TO RUN SEVERAL YEARS AGO IN HOPES IT WOULD HELP HER FINANCIALLY RAISE HER DAUGHTER AND GIVE IT WOULD GIVE HER THE INDEPENDENCE THAT MOST WOMEN IN THE WORKPLACE, UNFORTUNATELY DO NOT HAVE TAKING AWAY THIS WOMAN'S BUSINESS AND THEIR LIVELIHOOD AFTER IT'S BEEN THERE IN THEIR FAMILY FOR OVER 15 YEARS IS COMPLETELY WRONG.
AND I ASSUME IT IS BECAUSE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE NOISE OR SOMETHING JUST OR SOMETHING, OR JUST DO NOT LIKE THE FACT THAT THERE'S A BAR LOCATED SOMEWHERE NEAR THEIR HOMES.
I WAS ACTUALLY THERE ONE NIGHT, THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO, LISTENING TO LIVE MUSIC ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
AND IT WAS JUST PAST 10:00 PM.
IT WAS AS LATE AS 10, 10:00 PM.
AND THE BAND ANNOUNCED THAT THERE WAS, IT WAS THEIR LAST SONG.
THE POLICE CAME THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR AND THE OWNER WALKED OUTSIDE.
WHEN SHE CAME BACK INSIDE, I ASKED WHAT HAPPENED.
AND SHE TOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS BEHIND HER HAD CALLED THE POLICE BECAUSE OF THE NOISE.
THIS WAS ONE ACOUSTIC GUITAR WITH AN AMP AND A DRUMMER WOULD NOT EVEN A FULL DRUM SET.
10:00 PM WAS NO MORE MUSIC TIME.
AND I'VE GOT TWO MESSAGES IN OPPOSITION.
MY FIRM IS THE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY FOR THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS SITE, MY OWNER AND TENANTS WISH TO RESPOND THAT WE OPPOSE THE REZONING TO CAV TO DUE TO THE LACK OF PARKING AT THIS FACILITY, C A B ONE WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN HOPE THE COMMISSION SEES IT THAT WAY.
I LIVE BEHIND THIS BUILDING THE VINEYARD SINCE JUNE OF 1987, THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST THE PRESENT OWNER FOR LOUD MUSIC.
PEOPLE HANGING OUT IN THE PARKING LOT AFTER CLOSING SEVERAL LOUD ARGUMENTS AND LACK OF CLEANLINESS IN THE BACK AREA, IT IS GONE THE AB BEFORE THE ABC COMMISSION, SEVERAL TIMES THEY BUILT AND OPENED AN AIR PATIO FOR SMOKING AND LATER ADDED PLYWOOD TO KEEP THE NOISE DOWN FROM THE LOUD MUSIC AND ALLOWED DRINKING THERE.
THIS AREA SHOULD NOT BE USED AS PART OF THE BAR.
THE BUILDING IS RUN DOWN IN UNKEPT.
I THINK AT THE END OF 2019, IT CLOSED DOWN COMPLETELY AND SAT DORMANT FURTHER DETERIORATING TO THIS DAY, HAVE NOT SEEN ANYONE AROUND UNTIL A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN SOMEONE CAME AND TIE-DYED UP ON THE INSIDE, NOTHING WAS DONE ON THE OUTSIDE.
I WOULD CONSIDER THIS AS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR OR I WOULDN'T CONSIDER THIS AS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR OR CARING FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
I WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE FROM THE COMMISSION THAT SAYS THIS BAR WAS IN RURAL ZONING.
IT IS, AND IT HAS BEEN CLOSED FOR OVER SIX MONTHS THAT IF IT WERE TO REOPEN AS A BAR, IT HAD TO BE REZONED AND CAB TO IN LC ONE.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
I ASKED YOUR CONSIDERATION TO REJECT THIS APPLICATION.
I ASKED THE MEMBERS TO LOOK AT THE PICTURES THAT WERE TAKEN BY YOUR STAFF ON THEIR INVESTIGATION OF THIS BUILDING TO SEE ITS CONDITION.
AND THAT CONCLUDES THE COMMENTS.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT AND OPPOSITION?
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THERE ARE NO MEMBERS, NOT PHYSICIANS, BUT WE HAVE ONE MORE SUPPORT.PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MY ADDRESS IS FOUR ZERO FIVE ST.
BUTTNER'S LOUISIANA SEVEN ZERO EIGHT ZERO TWO.
THE APPLICANT IS CURRENTLY APPLYING FOR THIS REZONING AND I UNDERSTAND THE NEIGHBOR'S CONCERNS.
HOWEVER, THE NEIGHBORING PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT IS ADJACENT TO THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY IS ALREADY REZONED AS NCAV AND CAV.
ONE ON THE PROPOSED REQUEST HASN'T CHANGED ANY OF THE CRITERIA.
IT'S ALREADY BEEN FUNCTIONING AS A BAR AND ALREADY BEEN OPERATING AS ONE OVER THE LAST 50 YEARS, WE ARE JUST TRYING TO GET THE REZONING AND START RENOVATIONS SO WE CAN UPDATE THE BUILDING, UM, GET PERMITS IN ORDER TO DO SO.
UM, AND WE'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH, YOU KNOW, IMPROVING THE BUSINESS AND IMPROVING THE BUILDING AS WELL AS THE PARKING SITUATION THAT THEY PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED.
UM, WE ALSO, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY WITH THIS BUSINESS FOR A VERY LONG TIME, AND IT'S BEEN VERY DIFFICULT.
ALL OF US TRYING TO, YOU KNOW, KEEP IT TOGETHER UNTIL WE'RE ABLE TO OBTAIN THE REZONING.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY.
WE ARE VERY HARD, UM, AND WE LOVE WHAT WE DO.
AND I UNDERSTAND, UM, YOU KNOW, THE PREVIOUS MENTIONED DISCREPANCIES, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, WHEN PURCHASING A HOME, ESPECIALLY WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE INHERENT, YOU KNOW, KNOWLEDGE OF KNOWING THAT THE PROPERTY BEHIND IS A, IS A BUSINESS OF SOME KIND YOU'RE TAKING THAT ON WHEN PURCHASING THAT.
SO I JUST, I WOULD HATE TO SEE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T MOVE FORWARD.
WE REALLY WOULD APPRECIATE, AND RESPECTFULLY REQUESTS, UM, YOUR GROCERIES PERMISSION TO PLEASE REZONE THE PROPERTY AS IT WOULD BE EVER SO IMPORTANT TO MY FAMILY AND MY SISTER AND FOR US TO START MOVING FORWARD WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE PLANNED FOR PERMITS AND RENOVATIONS.
AND IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR ANYTHING THAT WE CAN COME UP WITH OR ADDRESS WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO.
AND JUST TO CLARIFY, WERE YOU, WERE YOU SPEAKING FOR THE APPLICANT AS A REMODEL? OKAY.
YOU MENTIONED MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM.
IF WE CAN TALK TO HER, SHE DID NOT SHARE WITH ME ANY FEEDBACK ON WHERE SHE STOOD ON THIS POSITION.
SHE'S AWARE OF THE SITUATION HE WAS AWARE OF THE APPLICATION, BUT HOWEVER DID NOT SHARE WITH ME HER POSITION ON THIS CASE.
YOU COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LEWIS COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
ARE THERE, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? I SECOND IT SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS SAYING NONE THAT ITEM IS APPROVED
[9. Case 47-20 3845 Florida Boulevard]
COMMISSIONED MEMBERS AT THIS TIME? WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE, CASE 47, 23, EIGHT 45 FLORIDA BOULEVARD, CASE 47, 2038 45 FLORIDA BOULEVARD.PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD, WEST OF PARK HILLS DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN COLE.
THE APPLICANT IS CURTIS JACKSON.
THE FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS MIXED USE.
THE EXISTING ZONING IS HEAVY COMMERCIAL C TO THE REQUESTED ZONING IS FOR COMMERCIAL ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE BAR AND LOUNGE CAB TO FOR RESTAURANT SERVING ALCOHOL STAFF, CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING.
BEING CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS, CASE 47, 2038 45 FLORIDA BOULEVARD.
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AGAIN, THAT CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUESTS MEETS THE CRITERIA FOR A CHANGE OF ZONING IN CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMPATIBLE WITH SURROUNDING USES AND CONFORMING TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE REQUIREMENTS.AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THIS ITEMS. DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? YEAH.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
CURTIS JACKSON, 38 29 FLORIDA BOULEVARD.
THE PROPERTY I INHERITED FROM MY FATHER TWO YEARS AGO, AND WE JUST FINISHED OFF IN THE PROCESS OF RENOVATED AND WE JUST WANT TO EXPAND WHAT WE CAN DO WITH IT AND OFFER ALCOHOL SO THAT PEOPLE CAN ENJOY IT AND SALES ON SITE.
AND WE TRYING TO, AS WE GO ALONG TO NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE BUILDING, THE AREAS WHERE WITH DIFFERENT CHIP ON LANDSCAPING, THINGS OF THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT IN FAVOR WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO SPEAK? YOU HAVE TO SPEAK.
WE'VE RECEIVED 11 COMMENTS AND SUPPORT THAT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD.
THE FIRST IS FROM XAVIER ALEXANDER MILLENNIAL PARK AS A COMMUNITY OR LOCATION THAT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE JOBS FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I LOVE THIS UPCOMING BUSINESS AND THINKING IT WILL BE A STAPLE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
I ALSO THINK ALCOHOL WILL NOT DISTRACT FROM THE MISSION OF MILLENNIAL PARK OR CAUSE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE AREA.
I STRONGLY BELIEVE IT WILL ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE AND IT BRING A BIKE THAT IS VITAL TO CONTINUED GROWTH AND SUCCESS.
WE'RE HAPPY TO PLAY A PART IN THE REVITALIZATION REVITALIZATION OF THIS AREA FROM I HAVE A HUNT GRATEFUL THE AREA FROM GEORGE GILMORE BETTER THAN WHAT WAS THERE BEFORE FROM YVONNE BALLARD, FINALLY CLEANED UP THE AREA AND ALLOWS MY GRANDSON, A RESPECTABLE JOB, WHICH KEEPS HIM OUT OF TROUBLE.
I'M IN FAVOR OF THE REZONING FOUR, THREE EIGHT, FOUR, FIVE FLORIDA FROM MARVIN GLOVER LOVER AS A FUTURE TENANT OF MILLENNIAL PARK, THE REZONING WILL ONLY ENHANCE OUR BUSINESS.
THE GREEN ACRES PROJECT IS A UNIQUE, TWOFOLD CONCEPT.
WE PROVIDE A HEALTHY OPTION AND ALLOW THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY.
THEN IT BECOMES SILENT FROM A DUNBAR.
THE PROPERTY THAT MILLENNIAL PARK NOW SITS ON FLORIDA BOULEVARD IS A VERY VITAL CORRIDOR TO DOWNTOWN BATON ROUGE.
AND AS A PRIME POSITION TO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER, THE JACKSON FAMILY HAS DONE A PHENOMENAL JOB TRANSFORMING MILLENNIAL PARK.
IT'S A VERY POSITIVE SPACE BOYS FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS A HIGHLY VALUED ASSET IN THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY.
I'VE WORKED WITH THE JACKSON FAMILY, VERY CLOSELY DEVELOPING A STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL INCLUDE OPTIMAL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND POSITIVE IMPACT THAT I FEEL THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORING COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS CAN SUPPORT AND BE IN FAVOR OF THIS REZONING REQUEST AS A PART OF THAT OPTIMIZING PLANS FROM CAMERON JACKSON, RIGHT THING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
NOW I'LL ASK, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESIDENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION SIX SPEAKER CARDS THAT I WANT TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO? WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO REPEAT THE NAME SO THEY CAN HEAR IT ON THE LOUD SPEAKER? OKAY.
I MISSED, I MISSED WHAT YOU SAID.
LIKE IF I READ THE, THE SPEAKER, SO THE FIRST SPEAKER CAR WE TRAVELED, MARCUS, TREVOR MARCUS, YOU STATE YOUR ADDRESS.
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OKAY.UM, REZONING OF, UH, FOR ALCOHOL AND HEIRS, I FEEL IS NOT NEEDED.
UH, WE HAVE A MILLENNIUM PARK WHICH HAS ALREADY OUT TAXED THE, UM, RESOURCES OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, WITH THE NOISE, THE EXCESS TRAFFIC.
IF THEY PUT A BAR THERE, WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO PARK? THERE'S NO PARKING AVAILABLE.
FIRST, LET ME SAY, I WANT THEM TO SEE THE MILLENNIUM PARK.
THEY STARTED OUT WITH, TO DO CONTAINERS, SELLING FOOD.
WHERE ARE THESE PEOPLE? PARKING? THEY'RE ALL THERE THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MARKING ON OUR LAWNS, THROWING TRASH OUT AND THE ADDED NOISE OF, UM, DRIVING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE LOUDSPEAKERS AND THE BOOM, BOOM.
AT LEAST IT WAS A PEACEFUL DAY.
REZONING THAT PART OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD FOR ALCOHOL, I FEEL WILL NOT BENEFIT THE CITY OR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE NEXT WEEK A CARD IS LEFT OR RICHARD LESTER, RICHARD, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
BUT THAT'S THE RESHAD WABASH AVENUE.
I'LL PAUSE IT BECAUSE IT CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. WE CANNOT EVEN LISTEN TO IT.
WE CAME OUT, GOT HERE OUR TV AT NIGHT.
AND UH, I THINK THIS PLACE, CAN YOU LOCATE SOMEWHERE ELSE? BECAUSE WE HAD, WE HAVE A NICE QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD.
I MEAN, EVERYTHING GOES ON OVER THERE AND TALKING ABOUT REVALIDATION.
I TOLD HER POSE OF IT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN LIVING THERE FOR 20, SOME ODD YEARS.
YOU GOT NEIGHBORS LIVING THERE.
YOU'RE DRINKING THE ALCOHOL, THE LOUD MUSIC.
YOU DON'T RESPECT THE NEIGHBORS AT ALL.
AND I NEED TO FIND ANOTHER PLACE.
I KNOW YOU TALK HERE IS NOT THE PLACE.
EXTRA CARTERS, EARLENE RICHARD, NO BAKER.
RESHARPER REFER TO FIND WHAT BEST SCHOOLS ARE.
BAD NEWS SEVEN OR EIGHT TO SIX.
I OPPOSED THIS IT BECAUSE WE'RE UNHAPPY.
OUR CHILDREN CAN NOT GO OUT ANYMORE.
HOT SPEED DOWN ON STREET, ALMOST RUNNING A OF CHILDREN.
THEY CAN'T WALK BY THEMSELVES.
IT'S NOT SAFE AND IT'S JUST NOT RIGHT.
GUINNESS'S IT'S JUST AT WHAT THEY DO.
WE HAVE NOT BEEN RECOGNIZED AT ALL.
HE CAN HAVE A BUSINESS, BUT WHY HAS HE GONE SO FAR WITH IT? EITHER ALL THESE CANISTERS CONTAINERS, WHATEVER THEY ARE, WE CAN'T EVEN SEE TO PULL OUT ON.
WE CAN'T SEE, THEY PULL OUT OF THE LAB FOR THE FOOD IN FRONT OF US.
WE'RE TRYING TO GET THE FLOOD WITH THE CARS.
COME OFF THE LOT FROM GETTING FOOD THAT YOU'LL WRITE STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF IT.
PEOPLE WALK FROM ALL THEIR RED, STRAIGHT OUT IN FRONT OF US.
THEY ACT AS IF WE DON'T LIVE THERE.
WE WERE NOT RESPECTED BECAUSE WE HAVE TO PULL OVER
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THE DRESS TO GET BY THEM.THEY LOOK AT US AND SEE IF THEY GOING TO KILL US.
NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS CHARLIE BROWN.
NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLIE BROWN.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
AND THEN MS. CHARLES BROWN, THREE 20 AT WALBASH HAPPENING.
NOW COME HERE TO PROTEST AND LIQUOR LICENSE FOR MILLENNIA PARK.
THANK YOU TO BE THE TRAGEDY FOR OUR COMMUNITY.
ALL COMMUNITY HAS STOOD THERE FOR MANY YEARS WITHOUT ANY CRIME.
AND I THINK IF YOU GIVE UP ALCOHOL, YOU'RE GOING TO SUBJECT US TO A LOT OF MISHAPS.
NEXT SPEAKER CARD IS CONNECT BROWN, BROWN.
YOU STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I LIVE AT THREE 20 WALBASH BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SEVEN OH EIGHT OH SIX, MIKE.
WE CAN STAND UP HERE AND YOUNG GENTLEMEN CAN STAND UP HERE AND HE CAN PAINT A BEAUTIFUL PITCH, BUT YOU LIVE WHERE I LIVE AT AND I LIVE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THIS PARTICULAR PLACE.
NOW I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THE, GENTI TRY TO BE THE LITTLE QUESTION YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MUSIC AND OTHER THINGS.
THE BASICALLY ABOUT THE MUSIC.
UM, WHEN I HAVE TO BE TO WORK AT TWO O'CLOCK WELL, I LEAVE MY HOUSE AT THREE O'CLOCK.
SOMETIMES TWO O'CLOCK TO BE TO WORK FOR FOUR.
I HAVE TO STEP HERE AFTER 10 AND HIT A BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
BUT I CAN'T GET NO JUSTICE BECAUSE POLICE DON'T COME UP UNTIL AFTER 10 O'CLOCK WITHOUT NORTH OLIVES.
SO THEN YOU WANT TO ADD THE ALCOHOL AND JUST THEM UP.
COME ON, EVERYBODY LET'S GET REAL.
WHAT YOU THINK IS GOING TO BE THE OUTCOME WHAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN.
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE A TRAGEDY, BUT Y'ALL TO HEAR US.
I JUST WANT TO KNOW US STOP AT A MINIMUM.
I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH HIM OR YOU ALL HANDLING YOUR BUSINESS OR JUST THAT THE OTHER IS THE NOISE.
AND IF YOU HAVE TO, AND I BROUGHT HIM INTO THE HOUSE, YOU HAVE COME INTO THE HOUSE AND HE HAD HEARD THE HALLS.
NOW HE PUT A BANDAID ON PACIFY.
THEN AFTER A WHILE IT GOES BACK UP AND I HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
FROM FIVE TO 10, BECAUSE I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT SOMETIMES I HAVE TO WONDER, WHEN IS ALL, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO BE HEARD? WHAT IS IT? WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP? BUT I BELIEVE THAT IF ALCOHOL PLAYS A FLOOR, YOU KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME AND DO IT HAVE TO BE LIKE THAT.
IT'S UP TO YOU ALL MAKE THAT DECISION.
THE LAST SPEAKER CARD, NOT POSITION IS NATALIE WILLIAMS, HENDERSON, NATALIE WILLIAMS, HENDERSON, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
I'M NAPOLI WILLIAMS HENDERSON.
I OWN THE PROPERTY AT FOUR ONE SIX WABASH.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS REZONING IS A HORRIBLE IDEA.
HARP HILLS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A QUIET RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, NEIGHBORS THAT LOOK AFTER EACH OTHER PEACE AND QUIET AT NIGHT.
YOU ADD A BAR RIGHT AT THIS INTERSECTION.
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THE FACT THAT WHEN PEOPLE IN ALCOHOL GET TOGETHER, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE MAJOR STUPIDITY HAPPENING.THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON WABASH PEACH STREET, MAYWOOD DO NOT NEED IT.
THAT IT IS NOT A BENEFICENT CHANGE FOR THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
YOU MENTIONED AS I HAVE ONE MORE, UH, SPEAKER CARD AND OPPOSITION THAT I'LL READ IN AT THIS TIME FROM TODD BIDWELL, ALLOWING THIS PROPERTY TO BECOME A BAR LOUNGE WOULD GREATLY IMPACT THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD IN A NEGATIVE WAY.
THERE ARE SO MANY ISSUES WITH THAT PROPERTY AND IT'S A JOINING SISTER PROPERTY, MILLENNIAL PARK, BOTH PROPERTIES ARE CONE BY FATHER AND SON CURTIS AND CAMERON JACKSON.
THESE PROPERTIES ARE REALLY ONE IN THE SAME, REGARDLESS OF CLAIMS, THEY ARE SEPARATE FRUITFUL.
THIS IS A GATED ENTRANCE TO HUSTLE THREE EIGHT FOUR, FIVE FLORIDA BOULEVARD TO MILLENNIAL PARK, AS WELL AS THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR MILLENNIAL PARK, INCLUDING HUSTLE IN BOTH PRINT AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS, AS WELL AS PODCASTS.
CAMERON HAS STATED THAT THREE, FOUR OR FIVE WOULD BE HUSTLED.
PARKING IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS PROPERTY.
THERE ISN'T MUCH TO SPEAK OF ABOUT SIX LOTS ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING FRONT OF BUILDING PARKING WAS ELIMINATED.
WHEN THEY PLAY STORAGE CONTAINERS.
THEY'RE HEARD OF JACKSON CLAIMS TO HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PERSON WHO WAS LEASING THE BANK ACROSS THE SIDE STREET PARK HILLS TO OPEN A COFFEE SHOP.
WHAT THEN FOR THAT PARKING PERMIT OFFICE APPLICATION SHOW CURTIS JACKSON, LISTING PARKING AS WEST OF WABASH AND A LOT LEASE FROM BATON ROUGE.
GENERAL FACT IS THAT PARKING IS ALSO LISTED AS PARKING FOR MILLENNIAL PARK.
THERE'S ONLY 32 SPOTS WITH ZERO DISABLED PARKING.
SO BOTH HUSTLE AND MILLENNIUM PARK LISTING THE SAME 32 SPOTS AS PARKING FOR BOTH LOUD MUSIC, TRAFFIC CARS PARKED ON THE SIDEWALK ALONG FLORIDA BOULEVARD AND NEIGHBORHOOD YARDS.
THAT'S SURROUNDING BUSINESSES HAVE SEVERELY DOWNGRADED.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S QUALITY OF LIFE.
THEY'RE PARKING FOR THREE, FOUR OR FIVE IS INDEED SECURED ACROSS PARK HILLS AVENUE IN THE BANK IN THE CLOSED BANK PROPERTY AND INCREASE IN TRAFFIC THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL OCCUR, HURT HIS LIST ON HIS APPLICATION THAT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY IS A RESTAURANT.
YET HE IS TRYING TO GET A C TO BAR LOUNGE REZONE AND NOT A C ONE RESTAURANT REZONE.
WHY IS THAT? DOES HE NOT WANT TO INSTALL A FULL KITCHEN OR CAN HE NOT MEET THE 51% FOOD SALES? IF HE HAS A RESTAURANT SELLING LIQUOR, THIS SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE, BUT HE IS PLAYING A SMOKESCREEN GAME GAME AND HAS EVERY INTENTION TO MAKE THIS A BAR THAT SERVES SOME FOOD.
THIS SECTION OF FLORIDA BOULEVARD BETWEEN NORTH LOS AND ACADIAN.
THROWAWAY IS A KNOWN CORRIDOR FOR PROSTITUTES WALKING UP AND DOWN THE STREET, A BAR OPENING AND OPEN LATE INTO THE NIGHT.
WE'LL INCREASE THIS TRAFFIC AND WE'LL ALSO PUT IT INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS THE STREETWALKERS VENTURE TOWARDS THE PARKING AREA, HOPING TO FIND A CUSTOMER, BOTH CURTIS AND CAMERON HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO NEIGHBORHOOD REQUESTS FOR MEETINGS AND SOLUTIONS.
THEY HAVE PROVEN TO BE BAD NEIGHBORS WHO DO NOT CARE THAT THEIR ENTERPRISES HAVE AFFECTED QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS THAT HAVE LIVED THERE FOR DECADES.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AT THIS TIME.
I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL FIRST.
I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS THAT EVERY NOW AND THEN THERE MAY BE AN EVENT AT MILLENNIUM PARK WHERE THERE'S MUSIC INVOLVED.
WE TALKING ABOUT ONE OR TWO, MAYBE THREE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING BOARD MEMBERS? JACKSON, CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES.
CAMERON JACKSON, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF MILLENNIAL PARK.
MY ADDRESS IS 1303 HICKORY CREEK DRIVE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA SEVEN ZERO EIGHT ONE SIX.
THE PICTURE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS TRYING TO PAINT.
I DO GET THEIR CONCERNS ON THE PARKING AND THE NOISE COMPLAINTS, BUT TO PICTURE THE NEIGHBORHOODS TRYING TO PLAY IS THAT WE'RE ALMOST OPENING UP SOME KIND OF A CRAZY STRIP CLUB, BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING AND SELLING DRUGS THROUGHOUT HERE.
LET JUST LAST WEEK WE HAD NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME WHERE WE PARTNERED WITH BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND HAD A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME.
THE MAYOR CAME OUT, UM, AND WE'RE DOING A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT THINGS FOR THE COMMUNITY, EVERY SINGLE OUNCE OF DOLLAR AND EVERYTHING.
I'M GETTING CLEANING APARTMENTS.
I'M POURING BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY.
I JUST PURCHASED LAND ON NORTH BOULEVARD, RIGHT BEHIND MILLENNIAL PARTY TO OPEN UP A FOOD STAND OUT OF CONTAINERS BECAUSE THERE IS NO FRESH FOOD.
THERE IS NO VEGETABLES IN THE AREA FOR THAT COMMUNITY.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I'M TRYING TO DO AS MY BEST IN EVERYTHING I CAN POSSIBLE TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY AND HELP BATON ROUGE AS AN AREA.
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WHEN YOU HAVE THE MAYOR ON YOUR SIDE AND COMING TO ALL YOUR EVENTS, THE MAYOR IS ACTUALLY GOING TO BE HOSTING AN EVENT.SO IF THE, IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE AREA WAS AS BAD AS NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT SEEM, AND WE'RE DOING THESE BAD THINGS AND WHILE DO MAYOR CONTINUE AND CONSTANTLY COME BY.
AND SO YOU LITERALLY JUST SAID, JUST THIS PAST WEEK AT THE NATIONAL NIGHT OUT, THAT BATON ROUGE NEEDS MORE OF MILLENNIALS WORK.
NOT LESS OF THIS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAYING WE ARE DOING NOTHING BUT TRYING TO REVITALIZE THE AREA AND PICK UP THIS AREA.
THAT WAS NOTHING AT THE END OF THE DAY, THEIR PROPERTY TAXES ARE, I GET WHAT THEY'RE SAYING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE GOING UP, BUT THEIR VALUE IS GOING UP.
WE'RE BRINGING NOTHING BUT GOOD THINGS IN VALUE CITY AREAS.
I'M BRINGING A FRESH FRUIT MARKET.
I'M BRINGING FOODS TO AREA THAT WAS A DESERT.
WE'VE PARTNERED WITH BATON ROUGE GENERAL RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, AND WE HAVE ACCESS TO THE PARKING LOT AND WE'RE DOING THINGS WITH THEM.
WE'LL BE DOING A BLOOD DRIVE SOON THAT ARE GENERAL CHAIR HEALTH.
AND WE'LL ALSO BE PARTNERING WITH THE MAYOR AND SUE JONES FARMS IN THAT AS WELL.
SO IT MAKES, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE HAVING ALL KINDS OF DANCE PARTIES AND IN, IN, IN THINGS, CRAZY THINGS GOING ON, BUT EVERY EVENT THAT THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT, WHERE THE MUSIC'S TOO LOUD, IT'S EITHER A CAMPAIGN EVENT.
IT'S A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME WHERE WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR AN EVENT WE'RE PARTNERING WITH THE MAYOR.
SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, THESE AREN'T EVENTS WHERE WE'RE JUST GOING OUT FOR THE HELL OF IT AND GOING CRAZY EVERY SINGLE NIGHT, LIKE THE NEIGHBORHOOD LIKES TO MAKE IT SEEM THAT'S NOT HAPPENING AT ALL.
UM, AND THE MAYOR IS FULL ON BACKING THIS PROJECT.
AND I KNOW THAT SHE IS EXCITED ABOUT EVERYTHING GOING FORWARD, LAMONT COLE AS WELL.
AND, UM, I JUST HOPE YOU GUYS MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM, MR. HAWTHORNE.
UM, CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON, MY QUESTION I HEAR FROM THE COMMUNITY AS IT RELATES TO HOW IT COULD BE VALUED THE COMMUNITY, UM, AS IT RELATES TO NOISE AND ALCOHOL SALES.
BUT THE FIRST QUESTION I WANT TO KNOW, I GUESS MAYBE FROM, YOU KNOW, RYAN, UM, THIS MILLENNIAL PARK AND I HEARD GREAT THINGS ABOUT IT, I'VE PASSED BY IT AND I JUST NEVER BEEN THERE CAUSE I'VE HEARD OF THE, YOU KNOW, JIVE, TURKEY, UM, UH, FOOD, UM, OVER THERE WITH THE TURKEY LEGS, UM, WITH THIS, UM, SHIPPING CONTAINER.
AND IS THIS CONSIDERED A FOOD TRUCK OR A RESTAURANT? I MEAN, WHAT TYPE OF, UM, SINCE THIS IS A SHIPPING CONTAINER THAT SELLS FOOD, WHAT, WHAT DEFINES THIS AS A, UM, A RESTAURANT MR. HAWTHORNE, WHERE THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS ARE? SO ALTHOUGH IT'S A SMALL PROPERTY OWNER AND BUSINESS OWNER, THAT'S ON THE, UH, LOT, LOT NEXT DOOR.
THE PROPERTY, THIS CASE IS UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR IS THE EXISTING BUILDING STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE, BUT THE INDIVIDUAL SHIPPING CONTAINERS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PERMITTED, UH, THROUGH COMMERCIAL PERMITS TO MEET ALL A BUILDING CODE STANDARDS IN AND GET CERTIFICATES FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEY CAN OPEN UP.
SO, SO IF, IF THAT'S CLEAR, UM, AS IT RELATES TO GETTING THEIR PERMITS, WHAT ARE THE RULES ON, UM, WHAT ARE THE RULES ON LIKE THE ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN, UM, FIVE, 300 FEET, 500 FEET, A THOUSAND FEET FROM A RESIDENTIAL AREA, BECAUSE AS WE ARE HEARING FROM THE COMMUNITY, UM, IT'S RIGHT IN THEIR YARD.
SO WHAT IS THE, WHAT ARE THE RULES, UM, IN REFERENCE TO ALCOHOL SALES WITHIN, WITHIN A RESIDENTIAL ZONE? SO THERE'S NOTHING THAT'S TIED DIRECTLY TO THE ZONING WITH A, A SET DISTANCE REQUIREMENT
AND THEY WOULD ENSURE THE PROPER DISTANCING REQUIREMENTS FROM SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, RESTAURANTS, UH, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, PARKS, AND DAYCARES, AND, UM, IT'S 300 FEET.
AND PART OF THAT, THAT LICENSE, THEY WOULD ENSURE THAT BODY WOULD ENSURE, UM, THAT DISTANCE REQUIREMENT
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IS MET.THERE WAS NOTHING BROUGHT THROUGH THE STAFF'S ATTENTION THAT IT WAS IN VIOLATION OF THAT 300 FEET THAT THE ABC OFFICE REQUIRES.
COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE, COMMISSIONER HILL.
RYAN, COULD YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS NATION? SO THERE WERE SOME CONCERNS BROUGHT UP THE SEASONING ON, ON THE LACK OF PARKING FOR, FOR NOT ONLY THE EXISTING SHIPPING CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT, BUT THE REQUEST FOR THE REZONING FOR THE, TO, UM, PARKING IS, IS, UH, LOOKED AT UNDER PERMITTING ON, UNFORTUNATELY, THIS DEVELOPMENT BASED ON THE SIZE OF IT WOULD NOT REQUIRE A SITE PLAN APPROVAL THROUGH THE PLANNING COMMISSION OFFICE.
IT IS NOT IN AN OVERLAY DISTRICT.
SO THE PLANNING COMMISSION DEPARTMENT AND STAFF WOULD NOT CERTIFY PARKING REQUIREMENTS.
THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO MEET THE REQUIRED PARKING, UH, WHICH THEY WOULD, IT'S JUST DONE AT THE PERMITTING LEVEL UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND, UM, DEVELOPMENT.
UH, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THERE IS A LEGAL BINDING SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT WITH THE ROUGE GENERAL PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, STAFF HAS NOT VERIFIED THAT, ALTHOUGH IT WAS BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION PRIOR TO, UH, THE MEETING TONIGHT, UM, THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE DOES ALLOW SHARED PARKING AND PARKING AGREEMENTS TO COUNT TOWARDS YOUR RE REQUIRED PARKING ALONG WITH GIVING CERTAIN CREDITS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS, TO ENCOURAGE THE ADAPTIVE, UH, REUSE, UH, IN INFIELD DEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING STRUCTURES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM YOU? COMMISSIONER HILL? THANK YOU.
OTHER COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO ASK THE, UH, ONE OF THE APPLICANTS WHO TO COME TO THE PODIUM.
IF YOU COULD JUST KIND OF CLARIFY FOR US, UH, WHY YOUR, WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THE
JUST, I JUST WANTED TO DRINK, THAT'S A SMALL ENVIRONMENT, SO PEOPLE CAN COME IN, WATCH THE TELEVISION AND ALL THE APPS THEY WANT.
SO IF THEY WANT, WELL, MAINLY JUST ALCOHOL.
MR. JACKSON, MR. JACKSON, IF YOU CAN HOLD ON A SECOND.
QUESTIONS FOR YOU COMMISSIONER.
UM, CHAIRMAN, SO YOU'RE IN YOUR FACILITY, UM, THIS REZONING FOR THIS, UM, ALCOHOL LICENSE, UH, REZONING.
IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE MILLENNIAL PARK, CORRECT? NOPE, NO, MA'AM UM, IT FOR THE BUILDING AT 38 45, BUT YEAH, AND, AND WHAT WE, WHAT I ANTICIPATE IS THAT IT WILL ACTUALLY SOLVE, SOLVE SOME OF THE PROBLEMS BECAUSE WE CAN BRING PEOPLE OUT OF THE OFFICE, OUT FOR THE PATIO WHERE THE MUSIC IS, AND IT KIND OF CONCENTRATED ON A ONCE OR TWICE THAT THAT HAS, YOU KNOW, BRICK WALLS.
SO IT'D BE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SOUNDPROOFING.
AND WE HAVE HEARD OUR NEIGHBORS.
I KNOW IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT, BUT I MEAN ON A DAY TO DAY REALLY WORKING.
AND SO, I MEAN, WE HAVE LIKE FOREST, WE HAVE AN AGREEMENT WITH A TOW TRUCK PERSON.
IF THEY HAVE ANY ISSUES, THEY'RE GOING TO START TOWING THE CARS.
UH, ALSO, UH, WE PUT A NO PARKING SIGN UP, UM, AND WE TRY TO, WE TRY TO DO AS MUCH AS WE CAN MEAN SOMETIMES IF WE'RE IN FIGHT AND THEN THAT EVENT GOING ON, WE MAY NOT BE PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE STREET, BUT, UH, WE WANT, I MEAN, IF THIS WAS A, YOU CAN CALL IT GROWING PAINS, BUT WHERE WE HEAR THEM AND WE'RE, WE'RE DOING THINGS DIRECTLY BY THE SITUATION.
AND THIS WAS ACTUALLY, UM, IF WE, WE WILL, AFTER ACTION WOULD BE SHIFTING TO ALMOST THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET, WHERE THERE IS PARKING FOR, UH, THEY, THEY, ONE, THEY MENTIONED IN ONE OF THE PERSONS MENTIONED IN THE COMMENTS ABOUT THE PERSON THAT LEAVES AT THAT BUILDING, BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY THE OWNER OF THAT BUILDING AND SHE'S, SHE'S MAKING A COFFEE,
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COFFEE SHOP THERE AND SHE HAS ADEQUATE PARKING FOR US.SO, I MEAN, BETWEEN, BETWEEN THAT SMALL AREA THAT WE'RE CONCENTRATING ON AND THAT PARKING ACROSS THE STREET, I THINK THAT YOU'LL FIND GOING FORWARD.
WE'RE GOING TO BE AT ALLEVIATE A LOT OF THESE ISSUES THAT THEY'RE COMPLAINING ABOUT.
I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, AND I KNOW THAT YOU DEFINITELY WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR.
UM, CAUSE I THINK WHAT Y'ALL Y'ALL ARE DOING OVER THERE IS FINE.
I'M NOT, UH, I'M NOT AGAINST IT.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO, I DON'T KNOW, DON'T KNOW HOW THAT'S GONNA WORK IN REFERENCE TO HAVING SOME KIND OF RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT OR MONITORING ABOUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR AND NOISE LEVELS.
AND THEN, UM, YOU KNOW, THE TIMES OF THE TIMES OF THE DAY, BECAUSE I KNOW, I MEAN, I'M NOT PRIVY ON THE ABC BOARDS, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, THEIR RULES AND THEIR POLICIES AS THEY'RE RELATED.
I JUST, I'M JUST SAYING, YOU KNOW, TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR IN REFERENCE TO, OKAY, AND THAT'S OUR PLAN GOING FORWARD.
THAT'S OUR PLAN GOING FORWARD.
I MEAN, AS FAR AS THESE ARE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING EVERY NIGHT.
SO IF SOMEONE HAS, OKAY, FAR AS LAST WEEKEND, THERE WAS A BACK OFTEN TEAM.
IF I'M YOUNG AND KIDS HAD A DANCE COMPETITION.
SO, I MEAN, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE TELLING ME, NO, WE TRIED TO TRY TO TELL THE DJ, HEY, KEEP IT DOWN.
BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, YOUNG PEOPLE ARE, ARE, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
SO WE TRIED TO, WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THESE, UM, SOLUTIONS GOING FORWARD.
I MEAN, WE WANT TO WORK WITH OUR NAME BECAUSE I MEAN, IT'S, LIKE I SAID, I UNDERSTAND AND I GET IT.
SO ARE YOU, SO ARE YOU OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK? THE FOOD.
TURKEY IS OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SOMETIMES ON THE WEEKEND, SOMEONE MAY HAVE ANY AGAIN THERE AND IT MADE, THIS MAY HAVE MUSIC, BUT THERE'S NOT MUSIC GOING ON THERE.
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, A LOT OF STUFF TO MAKE WITH AN ISSUE.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT,
SO YOU'RE SAYING IS EVERY WEEKEND? NO, IF NOT EVERY WEEKEND.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.
DID YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
CAUSE I THINK WHAT ELSE, WHATEVER ELSE I HAVE TO SAY MIGHT BE RELEVANT, BUT ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. JACKSON.
THANK YOU WHILE MR. JACKSON IS UP HERE.
DO WE HAVE ANY, ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR HIM? OKAY.
SO WHAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF IT, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE, OF THE AREA OF THE BUILDING THAT YOU'RE WANTING TO OPEN A BAR? UH, WELL, IT WON'T BE THE ENTIRE BUILDING.
THE ENTIRE BUILDING, THE SQUARE FOOTAGE IS 5,000 SQUARE FEET, BUT WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO RENOVATE.
MY CONTRACTORS HERE, IF I COULD ASK HIM 1700 SQUARE FEET, IF WHAT THE BAR WOULD BE.
SO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT BEING ABLE TO HAVE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN MILLENNIUM PARK.
THEY'RE REFERENCING WHERE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT 38 45 AND THEY'RE REFERENCING ANOTHER AREA.
SO I CAN DEFINITELY GET TO MILLENNIAL PARK, WHICH IS, UM, YOU CAN FEEL IT PART OF MILLENNIAL PARK, BUT I'M TRYING TO HAVE THAT SECOND WAY OF DIFFERENT ADULT SIDE THAT PEOPLE JUST CAN COME AND JUST ENJOY ALCOHOL.
BUT MILLENNIUM PARK DOESN'T HAVE AN ALCOHOL PERMIT.
AND RYAN DOES THAT OPEN CONTAINER LAWS.
WELL, DID THEY HAVE A FESTIVAL PERMIT FOR, IF YOU HAVE A LOOK A LOT DIFFERENT FROM IT, YOU MIGHT HAVE A JAVELIN BARTENDER, UH, WHAT THEY CALL A MOBILE BARTENDER THAT CAN HAVE ALCOHOL, JUST TO CLARIFY THE MEETS AND BOUNDS DESCRIPTION OF THE EXACT AREA FOR THE PROPOSED REZONING, WHERE ON PREMISE CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL WOULD BE ALLOWED IS 3,157 SQUARE FEET.
UM, IF I MAY CHIME IN, SINCE I DO, UH, ABC AS WELL, UM, THERE IS, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE PREMISES AS OUR CURRENT ORDINANCE IS WRITTEN.
THAT'S WHAT I'LL TAKE, TAKE, TAKE THE ALCOHOL BEVERAGE OUTSIDE, BUT THAT'S WHAT THE OWNER GETS ALLUDED TO THOUGH.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO, HE'S NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
UM, NOW IF MILLENNIUM PARK COMES AND GETS REZONED, I UNDERSTAND THAT I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT ANYBODY.
I'M ONLY TALKING ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN THAT TO GET THEM.
NO, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE THE PREMISES, THAT ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.
SO THIS PROPERTY, IT BACKS RIGHT UP TO SOMEBODY'S HOME.
IS THAT RIGHT? IT DOESN'T IT ENCROACH INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, LOOKING AT
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IT ON THE MAP IS OFF OF GOVERNMENT STREET, RIGHT? IT DOES BACK UP TO A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.SO DOES IT, DOES IT SIT RIGHT NEXT TO A HOUSE A LITTLE BIT BACK AT THIS MOMENT NOW? SO LOOKING AT THE TWO LOTS AND SO SEVEN, WHAT IS SEVEN? EIGHT AND WHAT'S BEHIND IT ON 2019.
IS THAT RESIDENTIAL? NO, THE PROPERTY DIRECTLY BEHIND IT IS RESIDENTIAL.
SO THE PROPERTY, SO IT'S PATIENT IS 0.1 IS NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO THAT'S LIKE RIGHT ON TOP OF SOMEBODY'S HOUSE.
THE ACTUAL RESTAURANT IS RIGHT THERE, BUT WHERE ARE WE PROPOSING IF IT'S FURTHER, CLOSER TO TOILET FLORIDA BOULEVARD.
BUT IT SITS INSIDE THE NEIGHBORHOOD RIGHT NEXT TO PEOPLE'S HOMES AND PEOPLE CAN PEOPLE'S HOMES.
SO, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT, BUT THE MILLENNIAL PARK AND I'VE BEEN OVER THERE WHEN THERE WASN'T THESE TODAY TIME AND PARKING IS ATROCIOUS.
IT'S HARD TO GET IN AND OUT OF THERE.
UM, I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE OWNERS HAVE SAID, HAVE SAID, HAS ANYONE SPOKEN WITH COUNSELING CALL AND WHY DID HE SEND THEM TO COMMENT? RHONDA CAN HEAR YOU, YOU MUTED.
I SPOKE WITH COUNCILMAN COLE'S OFFICE DID SHARE WITH HIM THE, THE APPLICATION, UH, WITH THE APPLICANT'S CONTACT INFORMATION AND THE REQUEST AND STAFF REPORT.
HOWEVER, HE DID NOT SHARE WITH ME WHERE HE STOOD ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR CASE.
COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LEWIS COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE.
UM, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER THIS, OR, UM, I GUESS WHAT WE DO 30 OR 60 DAYS.
UM, JUST SO WE CAN, UH, GET SOME CLARITY ON, YOU KNOW, SO YOU CAN WORK SOME THINGS OUT WITH THE, WITH THE COMMUNITY AT THAT FIRST AND MMM.
I'M NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT, BUT I WOULD JUST LIKE TO DEFER IT FOR, UM, I MEAN, YOU'RE RIGHT, RIGHT BEHIND.
WE WERE RIGHT BEHIND THE RESIDENTIAL AREA, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE UDC OR, I MEAN, THE, UM, ORDINANCE WOULD SAY IN REFERENCE TO, IS THERE SOME OTHER TYPE OF, I THINK I KNOW WE'RE NOT GONNA MAKE IT, BUT MAYBE THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO MAKE IT, BUT THERE NEEDS, BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING NEW AND UP AND COMING IN THE CITY, THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME KIND OF, UM, SOME KIND OF RESTRICTIONS OF CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, HOURS.
UM, BECAUSE THEY SAY THEY HAVE EVENTS ONLY AT CERTAIN, YOU KNOW, CERTAIN TIMES NOT IT'S, THERE'S NOT, IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT THEY HAVEN'T EVENT EVERY WEEKEND.
IT'S JUST, IT'S GOING TO TURN INTO EVENT CENTER OR WHENEVER PEOPLE WANT TO HAVE AN EVENT.
UM, SO I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT TIGHTER IN PLACE.
UM, JUST, YOU KNOW, ON, ON BEHALF OF, YOU KNOW, YOUR, THE, THE RESIDENTS IN THAT AREA, NOT SAYING I'M AGAINST IT, I'M FOR MILLENNIAL PARK.
UM, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY FOR WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING.
EVERYBODY WANTS TO HAVE A DRINK.
I JUST WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UM, SOMETHING WORKED OUT, YOU KNOW, A DEED RESTRICT, I MEAN, NOT A DEED RESTRICTION, BUT SOME KIND OF SOMETIMES SOME KIND OF AGREEMENT WITH, WITH THE CONSTITUENTS AS FAR AS EVENTS, MUSICS AND THINGS LIKE THAT, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU'RE RIGHT BEHIND A, UM, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THAT'S, THAT'S JUST MY SUGGESTION FOR, YOU KNOW, MAKING A, UM, A MOTION TO DEFER FOR 30 DAYS TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT, THAT CAN BE WORKED OUT.
YOU'RE, YOU'RE, YOU'RE MOVING TO THE FURTHEST ITEM FOR ONE MONTH, 30 DAYS AS OPPOSED TO THE STANDARD 60.
I MEAN, WE CAN STAY WITH THE STANDARD 60.
I, I JUST, WE COULD STAY WITH THE STANDARD 60.
UM, WE DON'T HAVE TO DO THE 30, I MEAN, MR. JACKSON, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT OR NO? WELL, I'M THINKING THAT KIND OF KILL IT.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND, UM, DEBT CONCERNS.
I KIND OF FEEL THAT THIS IS ALMOST A SOLUTION TO THE PREVIOUS ISSUES AS FAR AS NOISE, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY BE IN A BUILDING.
I KNOW WE KEEP SAYING MILLENNIUM PARK.
A LOT OF TIMES THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OUTSIDE PATIO TALKING ABOUT MOVING, KINDA LIKE A LOT OF NOISE FOR US IN THE INSIDE.
SO IF TOO, I THINK I FEEL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS ALMOST.
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THANK YOU.UH, ANY ADDITIONAL, UH, COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER HAWTHORNE? NO, THANK YOU.
THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO THE FIRST FOUR 60, 60 DAYS.
SO THE FURTHEST ITEM FOR 60 DAYS, IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? IT WILL BE 60 DAYS LINE.
WHAT DOES IT LAST PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN DECEMBER, DECEMBER 14.
SO YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT 60 DAYS THEN, OR IS IT THE SIX? DECEMBER 14.
SO THE ITEM WOULD BE DEFERRED TO THE DECEMBER 14TH MEETING.
IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? OKAY.
ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? SO IF THERE'S NO MOTION THERE, THIS IS ADAM DIES RIGHT NOW OR DOES IT GO THROUGH FULL COUNCIL? THE SIDE OF HIM DIES IF THERE'S NO MOTION TO THE NEXT ONE.
IF, IF YOU, IF YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE AND THIS MODEM, THIS MOTION, LISTEN TO ME, THIS, THIS ITEM WOULD DIE IF YOU MOVE ON TO THE NEXT MATTER.
UH, ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, COMMISSIONER LEWIS, MR. COLLINS.
ARE THERE ANY, ANY MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM? IF IT DIES? IT DOES IT DOES.
IT'LL STILL GO TO THE COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL, CORRECT? NO, NO, NO, NO.
LACK OF FIVE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES, WHICH JUST WOULD BE, WOULD BE A DENIAL.
I NEED ONE OF AFFIRMATIVE BOWMAN TO GO TO THE COUNCIL MUCH.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN A LOT TOSSED AROUND ABOUT HOW THEIR COUNSELING AND THEY HAVE SOME SUPPORT FOR THIS PROJECT.
MAYBE NOT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF THE PROJECT SPECIFICALLY.
UM, IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE RIGHT OF US TO AT LEAST AS THE ANSWER TO COUNCIL WHERE THE COUNCIL THEN PUT THEM HAVE, HAVE SOME SENSE IN THAT THIS IS WHAT A PROJECT THAT'S IMPORTANT.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, SINCE, UH, BREAKING A LOT OF NEGATIVE NOTES ON THIS, BUT WE'LL GET IT TO COUNCIL.
SO I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
MOTION, MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM.
IT'S SECOND BY SECOND AND DIED ON THE CHARM.
DID SOMEONE SECOND THAT OR AM I HEARING THINGS OKAY.
I WILL SECOND THE ITEM A AND, UM, ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS AND I BELIEVE THERE'S SEVERAL.
WELL, SO I'M GOING TO ASK, UH, I'M GOING TO ASK RYAN TO DO A ROLL CALL.
VOTE MOTION IS TO APPROVE OUT OF NINE 47, 20 CHAIRMAN WASHINGTON.
NO COMMISSIONER, NO COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
LEWIS, NO ISLANDER COMMISSIONER HAWTHORN.
MR. STERLING, NO MOTION FAILS.
IT DOES HAVE ONE, ONE AFFIRMATIVE VOTE.
UH, THE DATE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING IS NOVEMBER 18.
[16. PUD-2-12 Sanctuary at Oak Colony, Final Development Plan Revision 2]
REMEMBERS THAT THIS TIME WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM NUMBER 16, BUT TWO 12 SANCTUARY AT OLD COLONY FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION TWO BUT TWO 12 OH COLONY FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION TO DEFERRED FROM SEPTEMBER 20.FIRST MEETING PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF WHO SHE TWO ROAD AND EAST OF MANTRA SHADE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT NINE, HUDSON.
THE APPLICANT IS DEREK MURPHY.
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FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.THE EXISTING ZONING IS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, P U D.
THE PROPOSED REVISION IS FOR 148 LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL UNITS, STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN AND MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING COMMISSION'S CONSIDERATION, BUT TO 12 OH COLONY FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVISION TWO AGAIN, STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN AND MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR PLANNING, COMMISSION AND CONSIDERATION COMMISSION MEMBERS.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AFRICA TO SPEAK? THANK YOU, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS.
MY NAME IS DEREK MURPHY, WALDEN ENGINEERING AND SERVING AT ONE EIGHT THREE TWO ZERO HIGHWAY 42, PORT VINCENT LOUISIANA, SEVEN OH SEVEN TWO SIX, REPRESENTING KEVIN WYNN, UPSCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT CALLED OAK COLONY.
WE ARE REQUESTING YOU APPROVAL FOR THE REVISION TO THE POD FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
THIS 90 ACRE, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL REMAIN LOW DENSITY, BUT THE CURRENT REQUESTS GOING FROM ONE LOCK PER ACRE TO 1.6, LOTS PER ACRE.
THE CONSTRUCTION FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED OR NEARLY A YEAR EXISTING ROADWAY LAYOUT WILL REMAIN AS IT IS, BUT THE PROPOSED, BUT IS PROPOSED TO BE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAYS.
MANY OF THE PROPERTIES, NATURAL FEATURES AS AMENITIES SUCH AS A PRESERVATION OF MANY HUNDRED YEAR OLD OAK TREES ALONG
THESE AREAS WILL BE COMPLIMENTED BY LARGE LAKES WITH FOUNTAINS AND WALKING TRAILS SYSTEM.
THE PROPOSED PLAN WILL PRESERVE THIS THING WITH 27.1 ACRES ARE OVER 30% OF COMMON AND OPEN AREAS OR EXCEEDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF 18%.
IT MUST BE NOTED THAT THE OVERALL AREA OF IMPACT FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT INCREASE COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL.
THE CONCEPT PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH COUNCIL ON SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2020, ALL ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS WERE MET AS EVIDENCED BY THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL OF THE EAST BATON ROUGE, PARISH SUBDIVISION OFFICE PLANNING STAFF.
ALSO CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE APPROVED CONCEPT PLAN AND MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, AND AGAIN, ASK YOU TO APPROVE THIS FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESIDENT AND SUPPORT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK? NO, NOT MUCH PUBLIC THAT I WISH TO SPEAK.
WE'VE RECEIVED THREE COMMENTS AND SUPPORT THAT WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD AND WE HAVE AN ADDITIONAL MESSAGE OF SUPPORT.
I'LL READ THOSE IN AT THIS TIME FROM MARY FOR GINA.
I THINK THE PROPOSED REVISIONS ARE WONDERFUL.
THIS WILL BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE COMMUNITY.
WE WERE SO THRILLED WHEN THE DEVELOPERS SAVED THE LIVE OAKS AND TORE DOWN THE OLD CRACK HOUSE FROM TERENCE MCKENNA.
I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THIS PROJECT MOVE FORWARD AND HOMES WILL BE BUILT.
AND FROM TAYLOR, I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
IT HAS SET IN ITS CURRENT STATE FOR TOO LONG AND DEVELOPMENT OF THIS SITE WILL BE A WELCOME CHANGE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT OR AN OPPOSITION? NO MEMBERS FELT LIKE AN OPPOSITION.
WE WERE SEEKING MORE PROMINENCE AND OPPOSITION.
THERE'LL BE READ INTO THE RECORD.
I'LL READ THOSE AT THIS TIME FROM WAYNE AND BRENDA GUY, I'M WRITING CONCERNING THE REFERENCE PROJECT.
I AM A RESIDENT OF MALLET LAKES, THE ADJOINING SUBDIVISION, AND A BOARD MEMBER IN OUR OPINION, AND IN THE OPINION OF THE MELLOW LAKES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, THAT THE EDRP PLANNING COMMISSION SHOULD ALLOW, SHOULD REQUIRE THAT HE LEFT TURNING LANE, BE CONSTRUCTED COMING FROM JEFFERSON HIGHWAY, HE'S BUYING A LUCIA TWO ROADS AT THE ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION.
THE ENTRANCE TO THE SANCTUARY AT OLD COLONY IS
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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PORTION OF WHO SHOULD TWO ROAD AS SEVERAL DANGEROUS AND SUBSTANDARD CURVES IN THE ROAD.THE ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION COMING FROM JEFFERSON HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE BAD CURVE IN THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPROACHING THE INTEREST OF THE SOUTHERN DIVISION, WHERE VEHICLES ARE BACKED UP ON WHO SHE TO ROAD WAITING TO TURN LEFT INTO THE SUBDIVISION.
THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF VEHICLES BEING REAR ENDED AT HIGH SPEED.
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT, WELL IN EXCESS OF 300 RESIDENT V VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND NUMEROUS DELIVERY AND SERVICE VEHICLES WILL BE COMING AND GOING FROM THE SUBDIVISION EACH DAY, THERE IS ALSO SIGNIFICANT INUNDATION AT THE, AT THAT VERY SPOT AND FLASH FLOODING SITUATIONS.
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUIRE THAT THE LEFT TURNING LANE BE CONSTRUCTED, COMPLETED AND ACCEPTED IN ACCORDANCE CITY PARIS SPECIFICATIONS BEFORE ANY OCCUPANCY PERMITS TO BE ISSUED FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION IN THE SUBDIVISION, YOU ARE ON NOTICE OF A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD.
WHEN THE FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURS.
REMEMBER YOU WERE TOLD ALSO THIS PROJECT WAS NOT APPROVED BY THE EBR PLANNING COMMISSION.
THEREFORE I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE METRO COUNCIL CHOSE TO OVERRIDE THAT RULING, EXCEPT THAT IT WOULD BENEFIT TWO PEOPLE.
THE DEVELOPER, KEVIN WYNN AND THE WHITE HUDSON AT THE METRO COUNCIL DOES NOT LISTEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
WHY DO WE HAVE A PLANNING COMMISSION FROM REBECCA HOLYFIELD? IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE EDRP PLANNING COMMISSION REQUIRED LEFT TURNING LANE BE CONSTRUCTED FROM JEFFERSON HIGHWAY AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE SOUTHERN VISION AND THE INTEREST OF THE SANCTUARY OLD COLONIES.
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PORTION OF I TWO ROAD, THERE ARE SEVERAL DANGEROUS AND SUBSTANDARD CURVES IN THE ROAD.
THE ACCESS TO THE SUBDIVISION COME FROM JEFFERSON HIGHWAY IS VERY DANGEROUS DUE TO THE BAD CURVE IN THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEFORE APPROACHING THE INTEREST OF THE SUBDIVISION, WHERE VEHICLES ARE BACKED UP TO ROADWAY TO TURN LEFT UNTIL THE SUBDIVISION HAS SIGNIFICANT CHANCE OF VEHICLES BEING REAR ENDED AT A HIGH SPEED.
IT IS MY OPINION THAT, WELL IN EXCESS OF 300 RESIDENT VEHICLES, CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES AND NUMBERS DELIVERY AND SERVICE VEHICLES WILL BE COMING AND GOING FROM THE SUBDIVISION EACH DAY.
IT IS MY OPINION THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION REQUIRED THE LEFT TURNING LANE, BECAUSE STRUCK TO COMPLETE AND ACCEPTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY PARIS SPECS BEFORE ANY OCCUPANCY APARTMENTS BE ISSUED FOR ANY CONSTRUCTION AND SOUTHERN REGION WHO SHOULD DO ROAD IS A SUBSTANDARD ROAD.
THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE INTEREST OF THE SUBDIVISION HAS BEEN THE SITE OF NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS AND SOMETHING TALLIES.
THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF, TO THIS CELL DIVISION HAS BEEN INUNDATED SEVERAL TIMES THAT DISALLOWS ENTRANCE OR EXIT OF THE SUB SUB DIVISION BY ANY VEHICLES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY VEHICLES.
I ALSO AM VERY INTERESTED TO FIND OUT THAT COUNCILMAN DWIGHT HUDSON VOTED TO APPROVE THIS REVISION.
SINCE WHEN I MET WITH HIM TO DISCUSS POSSIBILITIES, I AM CONSIDERING FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MY 200 ACRES OF LUCIA TO ROAD PROPERTY.
HE INFORMED ME THAT HE WOULD ONLY ALLOW ME TO CREATE MINIMUM ONE ACRE, LOTS THAT KEVIN, WHEN WOULD ENJOY FAVOR FOR HIS DEVELOPMENT IN THE METRO COUNCIL AND THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS CURIOUS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS WILL MAKE THE EFFORT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMENT PROCESS.
BUT I DO KNOW THAT NOT ONE OF THEM WANT ANOTHER 65 LOTS DUMPING CARS, NOT WHO SHOULD TO ROAD AND INSTALLING WATER INTO ADEQUATE IMPULSE.
I ALSO AM VERY INTERESTED TO FIND OUT THAT COUNCILMAN DWIGHT HUDSON VOTED TO APPROVE THIS REVISION SINCE WHEN I MET WITH HIM.
AND IT REPEATS THE PREVIOUS STATEMENT.
AGAIN, I URGE THE EBR PLANNING COMMISSION WILL DO THE RIGHT THING.
AGAIN, I URGE THE EBR PLANNING COMMISSION TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO ANOTHER REVISION FROM JULIET DAUGHTERY, I'LL BE, YOU'LL BE OUR PLANNING COMMISSION WILL DO THE RIGHT THING AND DO ANOTHER REVISION OF TWO 12, WHICH WOULD ALLOW A 62% INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF LOTS IN THIS DEVELOPMENT.
ONE ADVANTAGE OF CREATING A PUT IS THAT THE COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORS ARE INFORMED OF A SPECIFIC PLAN OR PROPERTY AND CAN TRUST THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE CHANGED TO ALLOW THIS REVISION FOR NO BETTER REASON THAN THE DEVELOPER WANTING TO SQUEEZE IN MORE LIGHTS WOULD NOT ONLY COUNSEL THE ANTENNA, THE ZONING AND SHATTER TRUST AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT ALSO NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE LOCAL COMMUNITY OVERLOADING OUR INFRASTRUCTURE.
THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY ZONED
THE POD WAS TOUTED AS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE RULES ZONING, THE OWNER DEVELOPER SIDE AND HOLDING HIM TO THE ORIGINAL REQUIREMENTS OF MINIMUM ONE ACRE LOTS.
THE ONLY DEVELOPER DEVELOPER WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE HIS WAY INTO THE CURRENT PUD ZONING AT THE COMMUNITY MEETING THAT WAS ATTENDED BY OVER 200 LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE RESENT.
THE BACKDOOR DEALING THAT THIS OWNER DEVELOPER HAS REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTED WHEN HE APPLIED TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM REA WANTS A WORLD.
THE PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNS IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED WHEN HE APPLIED TO REVISE THE PUT THE PUBLIC NOTICE SIGNS IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED.
THE LATEST ONE STAYED UP AT THE PROTESTS ABOUT NO NOTICE.
I WAS SHOCKED TO FIND OUT THAT THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL ALREADY VOTED TO APPROVE THIS REVISION.
SINCE I WAS TOLD THAT THE MATTER HAD BEEN DELAYED AT THIS TIME, I'LL INVITE THE APPLICANT BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE
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REBUTTAL.THANK YOU AGAIN, IT MUST BE NOTED AGAIN THAT THE SUBDIVISION OR DEVELOPMENT, UH, REPORT HAS MAKING MARKET APPROVAL, BUT WE'VE ALSO DONE SOME ANALYSIS OUTSIDE OF THAT TO, UH, LOOK AT THE TRAFFIC AND SAFETY OF THE, OF THE ENTRANCE.
SO WE'VE DONE A SITE ANALYSIS OF THE ENTRANCE FOR, FOR OLD COLONY AND FOR, UH, ASTO STANDARDS.
WE NEED AT LEAST 360 FOOT OF SITE DISTANCE CLEAR DISTANCE WHERE WE HAVE WELL OVER 450 FEET BASED ON, UH, BASED ON OUR MEASUREMENTS IN THE FIELD.
AND A REPORT WAS GIVEN TO THE, UH, DEPARTMENT OF TRAFFIC.
ALSO, WE'VE DONE A LEFT TURN WARRANT ANALYSIS, 448, LOTS AND DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO WARRANT AT THIS TIME FOR THAT LEFT TIRE FOR THE 148.
LOTS SAY THAT WHO SHOULD TOO IS SUBSTANDARD ROAD.
AND THERE THERE'S NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING FATALITIES AT THE ENTRANCE OF IT IS DEFINITELY FALSE, UH, FOR HOOSIER TO ROAD.
IT IS ON THE MOVE BEYOND PROGRAM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD FOR THIS AREA.
LOOKING AT CRASH ANALYSIS FOR THIS REGION, THERE IS ONE ACCIDENT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS FOR THIS GENERAL AREA.
AND IT WAS A MINOR ACCIDENT AT THAT.
SO TO SAY THAT THERE ARE FATALITIES, THEY WERE OFFENSIVE FATALITIES AND OTHER AREAS OF LUCIA TOO, BUT NOTHING IN THIS REGION.
AND THOSE WERE BACK IN 2012 TO 14, THIS AREA HAS ONLY HAD ONE MINOR ACCIDENT IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS.
I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THAT IS NOT CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
AT THAT POINT, WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS, WE MEET ALL CODE, WE'LL MEET THE CONCEPT PLAN, AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR MOTIONS FOR THIS ITEM.
LET'S CHEER OUT A QUESTION, COUNSELOR STATUS, PERMISSION, ADDISON.
UM, NO, I DON'T KNOW IF I, I, I, A PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT.
I HEARD THE ENGINEERING AND STATED THEY SHOULD BE OUR PLAN FOR THE ROAD DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO BE IMPROVING THIS PARTICULAR ROADWAY.
I KNOW WE'VE HAD THOSE QUESTIONS ASKED BEFORE IN THE PAST ABOUT WHEN THAT ROADWAY IMPROVEMENT WOULD TAKE PLACE.
IS THERE ANYONE I'M NOT GOING TO ASK MR. HILL, CAUSE HE'S NOT SERVING THAT CAPACITY ON OUT AS A COMMISSIONER, BUT, UM, IS THERE ANYONE WHO CAN ADDRESS THAT AS TO WHEN THE IMPROVEMENTS WOULD TAKE PLACE WITH REGARDS TO WHO'S TO ROME? I'LL ASK MR. HOLCOMB TO SPEAK TO THAT TO THE BEST.
I WAS TOLD IT'S NOT IN, IN PHASE ONE OF A MOVIE OR, UM, BUT LIKELY WOULD BE PROGRAMMED POSSIBLY 2022 THROUGH 2024.
I DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE HAS ANY, UH, ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THAT PROPOSED PROJECT COMMISSIONER ADDISON.
ARE YOU, ARE YOU ATTEMPTING TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REMARKS? I THINK WE THINK WE'RE KIND OF LOSING YOU.
WE'LL ADD THAT THIS IS ON ME TO BE WIDENED, TO BE FOUR LANES OF OFF.
AND THERE IS ANY MORE REASON A REPAYMENT TO THAT WILL TAKE PLACE POSSIBLY STARTING LATER THIS YEAR OR EARLY NEXT YEAR, WHICH WOULD ADD, UH, ADDITIONAL BIT AND, UM, SOME, SOME SHOULDERS ON THE SIDE OF, OF WHO SHE, TO, TO IMPROVE SAFETY IN THIS IMMEDIATE AREA THAT WILL HAPPEN BEFORE THE ACTUAL WIDENING.
LET'S CHECK THAT THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THERE'S A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.
IS THAT A SECOND FROM YOU COMMISSIONER ISLANDER SECOND COMMISSIONER ELLENDER.
I BELIEVE WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
ON THE QUESTION, MAYBE A DIRECTOR, UH, COULD, COULD ENLIGHTEN US LIVE ON THE CASE HISTORY OF THIS.
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HOW, HOW THIS PROCESS WORKS SOMETIMES WHERE THE INITIAL HUD IS APPROVED BY.AND WE HAVE A LOT OF CONVERSATION WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THE CONCERNS ARE THERE ABOUT DENSITY AND TRAFFIC AND DRAINAGE AND SORT OF THE USUAL SUSPECTS COME TO AGREEMENT.
UM, AND THEN WE GET IT BACK LATER FOR A PRETTY SERIOUS REVISION.
I MEAN, THIS IS GOING PRETTY SERIOUS INCREASE IN DENSITY HERE, WHICH I THINK WOULD BE OBJECTIONABLE TO THE PEOPLE THAT WERE OUT FOR THE FIRST ROUND.
UM, SO I GUESS I'M JUST SEEKING A LITTLE CLARITY ON WHERE THIS ITEM HAS BEEN, WHY IT WENT TO, I, HE CAME TO US, IT WAS DENIED.
HE WAS A LITTLE COLOR TO THAT PROCESS FOR US.
JUST A LITTLE BRIEF RECAP OF THE HISTORY ON THIS PROJECT THAT THE PUD IN ITSELF IS UNIQUE.
IT REQUIRES A CONCEPT PLAN TO BE APPROVED, WHICH ESSENTIALLY SETS THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY, THE DENSITY, AND, UM, THE MAX NUMBER OF LOTS IN THIS CASE, OR OF RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT, UM, MOST RECENTLY CAME TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
AS YOU MAY REMEMBER IN AUGUST, IT WAS RECOMMENDED AS A DENIAL BY THIS BODY AND SENT ON TO COUNCIL BECAUSE IT WAS A MAJOR CHANGE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNITS, UH, FROM 90 TO 148 COUNSEL AT THEIR MEETING IN SEPTEMBER OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION.
UM, AND THEY APPROVED THAT, THAT NUMBER OF 148 RESIDENTIAL LOTS ON THIS PROPERTY.
SO THIS, UM, STEP TWO ESSENTIALLY IS, IS A FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH IS REQUIRED BY A POD.
AND THE FINAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTUALLY IS THE SUBDIVISION OF THIS PROPERTY, CREATING THE INDIVIDUAL LOTS IN THIS CASE, 148.
SO THE, THE REVIEW BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION DEPARTMENT IS A TECHNICAL REVIEW.
NUMBER ONE, CERTIFYING THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE CONCEPT PLAN, WHICH IT, IT IS, UM, BECAUSE OF THE COUNCIL'S ACTION, OVERTURNING THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S DECISION.
AND THEN, UH, NUMBER TWO, UH, TECHNICAL REVIEW, MAKING SURE THAT IT'S CONSISTENT WITH ALL UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE STANDARDS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION ENGINEERING, WHICH THEY HAVE CERTIFIED AS WELL.
I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF CLARIFY, NO, WE'D SEEN THIS RECENTLY AND HAD SOME RESERVATIONS ABOUT, ABOUT IT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, WITH THAT SAID, I KNOW WE NEED TO VOTE ON THE MOTION THAT'S OUT THERE.
SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THAT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, RYAN, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM THE SECOND MINUTE, AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE OBJECTION FROM COMMISSIONER.
DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL OBJECTIONS TO IMPROVING THIS ITEM? SEEING ON THAT ITEM HAS BEEN APPROVED
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PERMISSION MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 20 DIVISION FOUR 20 DUTCH MANNER AT THE HIGHLANDS.FOUR 20 DUTCH MANNER AT THE HIGHLANDS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF HIGHLAND ROAD AND EAST OF KNOXVILLE DRIVE COUNCIL DISTRICT 12, ROCK.
THE APPLICANT IS TRINITY DEVELOPMENT GROUP.
THE FUTURE BR LAND USE DESIGNATION IS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE EXISTING ZONING IS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, A ONE, THE PROPOSED.
SO DIVISION IS FOR 10 RESIDENTIAL LOTS STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUESTS MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE UDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION S FOUR 20 DUTCH MANNER AT THE HOUSE.
AGAIN, STAFF CERTIFIES THAT THE PROPOSED REQUEST MEETS THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE EDC FOR PLANNING COMMISSION CONSIDERATION.
REMEMBER THAT THIS TIME I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE HAVE THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, THEY WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK.
THANK YOU, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS KEVIN
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SUITE 200 BATTERY.THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR A 3.9 ACRE TRACT.
UPON WHICH 10 RESIDENTIAL LOTS ARE PROPOSED.
THAT'S A DENSITY OF 2.6 UNITS PER ACRE.
THAT'S WHAT SAY STATED THE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN AS A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, THE AVERAGE LOT SIZES WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY 11,000 SQUARE FOOT SQUARE FEET WITH THE LARGEST LOT BEING OVER 19,500 SQUARE FEET.
THERE ARE TWO TRACKS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED AS PART OF THE UDC FOR COMMON SPACE OR THE WALKING PATH, AND A LANDSCAPE BUFFER SIDEWALKS WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG HALL AND ROAD.
ENGINEERING'S COMMENTS WERE PROPOSED A ONE STREET TIE INTO HOLLAND ROAD.
NONE OF THE LOTS WILL HAVE DIRECT ACCESS TO HAVE HAVING ROW.
WE RESERVE A PROPERTY FOR A BIKE PATH NEAR THE SOUTH PROPERTY LINE, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH, UH, BREX REQUIREMENTS.
UH, THE PUMP STATION SEWER PUMP STATION WILL PUMP THE LACK OF SEWAGE AND DEMAND HOLD TWO 57 ZERO NINE.
AND FROM THERE, WE'LL GO INTO THE WASTEWATER SUBURBAN TRANSPORTATION NETWORK UPON THE LOT IS A, UH, AN EXISTING PROPERTY IS A 60 INCH WIDE VOTE.
AND THAT'S LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE SLOPE OF THE SITE.
WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH, UH, LANDSCAPE AND FORESTRY AND GOTTEN THEIR INPUT REGARDING THE 60 INCH LAMBO.
UM, AND ALSO THERE'S A MALE KIOSK ALONG DUTCH DUTCH CALL, UM, WHICH ARE DUTCH MANOR BOULEVARD THAT WILL ALLOW FOR SINGLE, UH, PICKUP OF MAIL AND, UM, AS REQUIRED BY THE UDC.
THAT'S PRETTY MUCH, UH, UM, TRYING TO BE BRIEF.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT, WHO IN SUPPORT WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ONE KIND OF IN FAVOR? I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK TO JOHN OSTER, DON OSTER, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
JOHN OSTER, 99, 80 HIGHLAND ROAD.
UM, SO I'M THE LANDOWNER OF THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY ON ROWAN OF WOOD THERE AND RAISED MY FAMILY FOR OVER A DECADE DURING THAT TIME, UH, THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY WAS LEFT UNIMPROVED AND DECAYING.
UM, IT'S MORE THAN APPARENT THAT THIS PROPOSAL, THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS, UH, IS GOING TO INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUES IN THE AREA AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE, UH, TO THE GROWTH OF FAMILY HOUSING, UM, IN, IN BATON ROUGE, PROPER IN THE CITY, UM, WHILE ALSO HELPING, YOU KNOW, REDUCE SOME OF THE URBAN SPRAWL AND CREATING MORE BEAUTIFUL LANDSCAPE, NOT ONLY HAS THE PROPOSAL MET THE RULES OF THE UDC, BUT I'VE PERSONALLY SEEN, UH, THE OUTREACH OF THE OWNER AND DEVELOPER, UH, TO NOT ONLY ME, BUT ALSO TO A LOCAL CHURCH AND FOOD PANTRY OPERATIONS, SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF PALM TREES ON THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO LOOKING FORWARD TO, UH, ADDING ADDITIONAL FOOD, PAIRING, UH, LANDSCAPING, UH, TO SUPPORT THOSE GROUPS.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S VERY, UH, IT'S VERY CLEAR THAT, UH, THIS IS THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, INCREASE THEIR USE IN THE, UH, THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE ON PERKINS IN BURBANK.
AND THIS IS THE PERFECT PLACE WHERE, UH, ADDITIONAL FAMILIES CAN BE HELPED.
SO IT'S, UH, IT'S MY ASS THAT, UH, YOU, UH, THAT YOUR COMMITTEE, A CONSENSUS PROPOSAL AND THAT WE CAN NOT MAKE BATON ROUGE A MORE BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT WHO WERE IN OPPOSITION? LET ME SEE.
ONCE WE GET CAUGHT IN OPPOSITION, BUT THEY DID NOT WISH TO SPEAK.
AND I BELIEVE WE HAVE ONE MESSAGE OR ONE COMMENT IT'S IN OPPOSITION.
THE COMMENT IS FROM MICHAEL BURNHAM, THIS MEDIUM DENSITY SUBDIVISION IS BEING PLACED IN THE MIDST OF LOW DENSITY, UPSCALE, RESIDENTIAL TRACKS, THE AVERAGE SIZE OF THE LOTS ADJACENT TO THIS SMALL TRACK IS MORE LIKE ONE TO THREE ACRES EACH.
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YEAH, THIS ONE IS PROPOSING LOTS OF APPROXIMATELY ONE QUARTER ACRE.EACH THIS WILL LOWER THE VALUE OF THE ADJACENT LAND ON HIS PROPERTIES.
THE MYRTLE SUBDIVISION IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPOSAL OF DIVISION, HAVING LARGE LOTS AND VERY LOW DENSITY ISLAND ROAD IS CONGESTED AND BECOMING MORE.
SO THERE ARE NO SIDEWALKS AND FOOT TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS.
THIS SUBDIVISION WE'LL PLACE ANOTHER ENTRANCE ONTO HIGHLAND, A FEW HUNDRED FEET SOUTH OF THE ENTRANCE FROM THE MYRTLES AND CREATE A TRAFFIC HAZARD.
REDUCING THE NUMBER OF LOTS BY INCREASING THE FRONT LOT.
DIMENSION MAY HELP REDUCE THE TRAFFIC HAZARDS.
I RECOMMEND THAT THE SUBDIVISION BE DENIED IN ITS CURRENT PLAN.
AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE APPLICANT, UH, TO COME BACK FOR A FIVE MINUTE REBUTTAL.
WELL, MY RESPONSE WOULD BE ACTUALLY, THIS IS NOT MEDIUM DENSITY.
RESIDENTIAL HAS THE PLANNING STAFF, UH, COMMENTED IN THEIR RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL, MEDIUM DENSITY.
RESIDENTIAL IS ANYTHING OVER EIGHT UNITS PER ACRE.
THE PROPOSED SITE IS ONLY 2.6 UNITS PER ACRE.
SO IT'S NOT A RE A MEDIUM RESIDENTIAL, MEDIUM DENSITY, RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, UH, EACH BUILDING ENVELOPE OR MEASURE BETWEEN 5,800 SQUARE FEET AND 6,200 SQUARE FEET.
THAT'S JUST FOR THE BUILDING ENVELOPE.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THE LOTS THEMSELVES WILL BE ANYWHERE FROM 11,000 TO 19,500 SQUARE FEET.
UM, THERE'S REALLY NO EVIDENCE TO SHOW THAT PROPERTY VALUES WOULD DROP DUE TO A DEVELOPMENT.
UH, I'M NOT A REAL ESTATE APPRAISER.
DON'T PRETEND TO BE ONE, BUT I DID GO ONLINE AND LOOK AT THE TAX ASSESSOR'S WEBSITE EARLIER, AND LOOK AT THREE DEVELOPMENTS THAT ARE DEVELOPED.
OUR TRACKS OF LAND ARE SMALLER.
THEY'RE ONE THIRD, UH, A ONE SECOND FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL SIZE, UH, POLLEN SHATTERS OFF THE MYRTLES AND VALHALLA.
AND IN EACH ONE OF THOSE, THE PROPERTY HE DOES THE TAX ASSESSORS WORK.
YOU KNOW, THEY WERE UP, UH, MUCH MORE THAN LIKE LION, LIKE IN TRACKS.
SO AGAIN, I'M NOT AN ASSESSOR, BUT I DID GO ONLINE AND TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.
WELL, WE'RE PROPOSING SIDEWALKS ALONG HIGHLAND ROAD, AS WELL AS SIDEWALKS WITHIN DEVELOPMENT, UH, AND A WALKING PATH FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT THEY CAN WALK IN, YOU KNOW, ALONG THE WALKING PATH, THEY'RE LANDSCAPED AREAS.
AND ALONG IN A CIRCULAR MOTION FOR EXERCISE PURPOSES, UH, TRACK WE'VE AS FAR AS TRAFFIC COMMENTS GO WELL, WE'VE LOOKED, WE'VE SPOKEN TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING HAS REQUIRED AND REQUESTED THE SINGLE ENTRANCE TO THE SUBDIVISION.
UM, NO LOTS WILL BE ACCESSING HOLLAND ROAD DIRECTLY.
ALL ACCESS TO THOSE LOTS WILL BE FROM DUTCH MANOR DRIVE OR HOLLAND DROP.
SO THERE'S A ONE WAY TO GET IN ONE WAY TO GET OUT.
SO THAT REDUCES, UH, TRAFFIC PROBLEMS BY HAVING MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE, UH, ENTRANCES ALONG HIGHLAND ROAD FROM A SINGLE LOT.
UM, AS I SAID, THEY TALKED TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING, THEY HAVE EVAN OBJECTED AND WE'VE COMPLIED WITH ALL OF THEIR REQUEST.
ALL COMMENTS BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, STAFF HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
WE'VE WORKED VERY WELL WITH, WITH BOTH STAFFS.
UM, WE'VE ALSO JUST TALKED TO THE MYRTLES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
WE HAVE A COUPLE OF EMAILS, TWO EMAILS IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT, AND I'LL BE GLAD TO FORWARD ON TO THE PLANNING CONDITION STAFF.
AND LASTLY, I KNOW THAT THE OWNER HAS SPOKEN TO COUNCIL WOMAN ROCCA.
THAT'S THE COUNCIL WOMAN FOR THIS, FOR THIS AREA, AND SHE DOES NOT OBJECT TO THE PROJECT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND INVITE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FOR THIS ITEM.
ANY MOTIONS, COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN.
IS THERE A SECOND COMMISSIONER HILL SECONDS THAT MOTION? ARE THERE ANY OBJECTIONS
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STAYING ON THAT ITEM AS APPROVED[COMMUNICATIONS]
PERMISSION NUMBERS AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS AND BEGINNING WITH THE DIRECTOR'S COMMENTS.THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
I NEED TO BRING YOUR ATTENTION TO YOUR APPROVED FEBRUARY 15, 2021 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING DAY AND REVIEWING THE CALENDAR.
IT APPEARS THAT THIS PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IN FEBRUARY IS A MONDAY, RIGHT BEFORE MARDI GRAS.
YOU WOULD LIKE WE CAN MOVE PLENTY COMMISSION STAFF CAN MOVE THIS MEETING BACK A WEEK TO FEBRUARY 22ND, BUT IT WOULD REQUIRE A MOTION.
ARE THERE ANY MOTIONS TO, UM, TO MOVE THAT MEETING IN FEBRUARY? SOME OF BOTH FROM A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER SURLYN, IS THERE A SECOND, SECOND, ANY OBJECTIONS SAY NONE OF THAT MOTION IS APPROVED.
WE'LL BE MOVING THAT MEETING TO FEBRUARY 22ND AND SEND ANY CORRESPONDENCE OUT.
ALSO, I'VE EMAILED YOU A DRAFT, A REVISION TO CHAPTER 16, WHICH IS OUR SIGN.
A CHAPTER IN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE.
STAFF HAS WORKED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT TO CLARIFY ADDITIONAL DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS AND ESTABLISH A TIME PERIOD FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS.
THIS TEXT AMENDMENT WILL BE ON YOUR AGENDA IN NOVEMBER.
THE ONLY OTHER COMMENT TO BRIEF YOU ON IS HIS STAFF HOPES TO BE BACK WITH YOU GUYS WITH THE COMMISSIONERS BACK IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, THAT OUR NEXT MEETING IN NOVEMBER, UH, THE CHAIR, AND I WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH YOU INDIVIDUALLY AND SEND YOU ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND, UM, DISCUSS ANY COMMENTS OR CONCERNS YOU MAY HAVE LEADING UP TO THAT NOVEMBER MEETING.
LET'S DO HONG KONG AT THIS TIME.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL BEGIN WITH A CONGRATULATING ALYSSA MARIE HOPKINS, A SENIOR CLERICAL SPECIALIST OF THE LONG RANGE PLANNING DIVISION THAT SHE WAS SELECTED AS THE EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH.
MARIA IS BEING RECOGNIZED FOR HER WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON NEW ASSIGNMENTS.
AND FOR HER WORK WITH THE CITY PAIRS DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO SCAN AND ARCHIVE CASE FILES MARIA'S WORK DILIGENTLY TO PREPARE THE DOCUMENTS AND HAVE THEM PROPERLY SCAN.
SHE HAS BEEN A CRITICAL BACKUP FOR OTHER CLERICAL WHEN NEEDED.
SHE'S AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE EMPLOYEE WHO IS DESERVING OF THIS RECOGNITION.
CONGRATULATIONS, MARIE, YOU MENTIONED MEMBERS.
I ALSO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO JUST ONCE AGAIN, CONGRATULATE, UH, RYAN HOLCOMB ON BEING APPOINTED TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR.
UH, RYAN HAS BEEN WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR 17 YEARS, AND, UH, MANY OF YOU KNOW, THAT HE'S SERVED AS INTERIM DIRECTOR TWICE AS WE LOOK TO OBVIOUSLY THIS MOST RECENT TERM BEING A SECOND, THE SECOND TIME TWICE WHEN WE'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH THE RESIGNATION OF A PLANNING DIRECTOR, UH, I'VE WORKED CLOSELY WITH RYAN ON THE, THE FIVE OR SIX YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN ON THE COMMISSION, AND HE'S ALWAYS, UH, EXHIBITED A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF PLANNING.
HE'S SHOWN A STRONG ABILITY TO EFFECTIVELY INTERACT WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING ELECTED OFFICIALS AND CITY PARISH EMPLOYEES.
AND HE'S ALSO JUST, UH, CONTINUED TO SHOW A DEDICATION TO, UH, PROPERLY AND PROFESSIONALLY RECORD REPRESENTING THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
SO, RYAN, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO YOU, UH, CONGRATULATIONS AGAIN, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH YOU IN THIS NEW ROLE, ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONER ALLEN, BRIAN, WELL DESERVED AND CONGRATULATIONS.
AND I WANT TO THANK THOSE OF US ON THE COMMISSION, YOU ON THE COMMISSION WHO SERVE ON THE SEARCH COMMITTEE AND THE FEDERATION AND THE GROWTH COALITION, I'M ON A JOB WELL DONE AND GLAD THAT THE PROCESS RESULTED IN THE RESULTS THAT WE HAVE AND EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU, RYAN, ON A MORE PERMANENT BASIS, I'LL GET ALL THAT.
YOU'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.
AND SO EVEN THOUGH I WILL BE EXITING THE COUNCIL IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS, UH, I WAS STILL KEEPING IN TOUCH AND, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.
AND I THINK IT'S WELL DESERVED.
THANKS ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU IN YOUR NEW CAPACITY.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER STERLING.
AND BEFORE WE CLOSE, I WANT TO ALSO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK, UH, MR. GILL MORAN FOR HOLDING OUR HANDS THROUGHOUT THIS, UH, THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS.
HE WAS, UH, COMPLETELY, HE WAS IN AN INVALUABLE ASSET, UH, HELPING US TO KIND OF, UH, FIGURE, FIGURE THIS THING OUT AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S HAPPENED IN THE PAST, WHAT CHANGES NEEDED TO HAPPEN, WHAT WOULD BE BETTER AND HOW TO
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PROPERLY ADVERTISE, HOW TO PROPERLY CONDUCT THE INTERVIEW IS HOW TO PROPERLY, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST KINDA MOVE THROUGH THOSE SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETINGS.THANK YOU AGAIN FOR BEING, BEING SUCH A, UH, SUCH A STRONG ASSET IN THAT ROOM.
Y'ALL WERE EASY TO WORK WITH COMMISSION MEMBERS.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER STERLING SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER COLLINS, LOUIS, ANY OBJECTIONS SAY NOW THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED.
STAY SAFE AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT MONTH.